Tracking People Using Bluetooth

damdam writes "A Dutch guy seems to have set up a small network of bluetooth scanners. He has all the information logged to a central database and you can search it over the web. On his website it says "Some of these matches were only minutes apart. Therefore I could even calculate the approximate speed of someone moving from one location to another.". There are also some interesting statistics on his site showing traffic volume in his hometown (based on bluetooth signals) and he even lists popularity of certain Nokia phones. It's interesting to see how much information an individual can gather using old equipment."

Comments

Or...

[FlyingSquidStudios]

He could just sit and watch people go by and see what they do.

Re:Or...

[Architect_sasyr]

Never underestimate the size of my fat ass, I can sit in four STATES at a time!

Has following people become obsolete?

[drewmoney]

Seriously, what happened to the good old days when you could just:

1. Follow them home from the grocery
2. Tail them from a car/taxi/bicycle
3. Hide out in the donut shop across from their work
4. Pretend to be a jogger/homeless bum in the park
5. Break into the house across the street and set up a stakeout
6. Hide in their backseat under a blanket
7. Put on camouflage and pretend you are a bird
8. Dress up in a gorilla suit
9. Paint yourself 'brick' colored
10. Mini submarines!?!?!?!?

This technology stuff is crap I tell you.

Re:Has following people become obsolete?

[Anonymous Coward]

".....8. Dress up in a gorilla suit"

Hey, who the hell are you ?

            Hey, hey, we're the Monkeys

What are you doing ?

            Some people say we monkey around

Are you following me ?

            We're too busy singing to put anybody down