Wireless running sensor triggers privacy concerns
10:19 - Friday 1 December 2006 by From the Web
Source: Tom's Hardware – Keywords: wireless, devices Category : Miscellaneous
Source: Tom's Hardware – Keywords: wireless, devices Category : Miscellaneous
A running shoe sensor that transmits details of a user’s performance to an iPod could also be used to covertly track their movements, researchers claim.
Computer scientists at the University of Washington, US, fashioned a cheap device capable of identifying someone using the Nike+iPod running kit from a distance of about 20 metres.
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