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New Device Allows Police To Analyze WiFi Signals To Identify Illegal Information
The directional antennae on the device scans a building or home for WiFi connections. Aircheck can tell if a network is open or password-protected, then pinpoint the person who handled the suspected content. That way, police can confidently identify their suspects and make a quick arrest. Officers with the Martinez Police Department in California say Aircheck makes all the difference. "It provides us and additional layer of certainty that the person we are targeting is, in fact, the suspect that we are looking for," said Sgt. Dave Mathers. "We don't have to go in blindly anymore." Prior to Aircheck, police struggled when anonymous users piggy-backed on someone else's WiFi signal, making it hard to trace the crime. The device now gives investigators a way to sort through the variables, and hunt down the suspects. "Police have found that they are able to pick this tool up, and within minutes, they know how to use it, and they know how to use it effectively," said Mark Bauman of Fluke Networks. This device can also be used against unpopular crime #1, trendy crime #2 and even online annoying crime #3. Edited to remove 5 different references to "Child Pr0n", that were obviously added to distract from the basic fact that this is warrantless, probably random, police monitoring of private, short range communications channels, most of which are intended for use within a single building. And no mention as to whether this will only be legal for sale to police organizations. Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-08-15 |
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