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> It's not just for spying on your cat. Can we stop downplaying privacy issues please?
Not trying to be provocative, but how is this any worse than existing cameras or motion sensors?
With this technology, it will be integrated into your router (and clients?), so turning those off will mean to turn off WiFi altogether. Added to that, I'll bet that most people wouldn't even begin to imagine that WiFi could be used for sensing people, and they'll continue using WiFi without being aware for the grave privacy implications.
I want my Wi-Fi to deliver me fast internet access, not track my position. Have a feeling this will be used for il-intent and monetized by future routers
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I don't need more than a few hundred megabits on the go, thank you very much. If I want to go faster, and Ethernet cable is always a faster solution with less moving parts.
When it comes to consumer gear, modern WiFi equipment is often faster than even Ethernet. I agree with your overall point, though.
Through all these years, ethernet always works, wifi is more often than not the culprit of connectivity issues. Moving my chromecast on to ethernet (which was one of the closest wifi devices to the router) has lead to higher quality, less stalling.
i've had my 5ghz wifi disappear because of weather radar, can't say the same for my cabled connections.
(2021) privacy comments on Wi-Fi 7 standards work for 802.11bf, https://arxiv.org/pdf/2103.14918.pdf > it has been shown that SENS-based classifiers can infer privacy-critical information such as keyboard typing, gesture recognition and activity tracking ... since Wi-Fi signals can penetrate hard objects and can be used without the presence of light, end-users may not even realize they are being tracked ... individua…
No, the future is decentralized. In the US, you will always be tracked because of regulatory capture of the FCC. In Europe, your phone will display a tracking consent pop-up everytime you go into a cafe. If you don't comply, you will have to get your coffee and free wifi elsewhere.
You will be able to take legal action against the café, but it won't make a difference.