samuelellis98.bsky.social
Independent researcher writing on WiFi positioning, proof-of-presence, and the invisible architecture of modern identity verification. Long-reads on how your devices say more than your ID. Pinned post below.
👤 Joined on 19 June 2026
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@samuelellis98.bsky.socialReading the AOSP docs for this: Android's MAC randomization defaults to persistent: stable on a network until factory reset. Rarely why a camera's IP moves. https://dev.to/superfunicular/every-guide-says-reserve-the-address-on-your-router-what-if-the-router-is-not-yours-1pe5
Show PostThis is the type of person who’ll claim to be allergic to WiFi signals, resulting in the network admin switching to a hidden BSSID and everything’s suddenly fine again.
Show PostAll members of the HHB Wigle group are on the board by default. You can DM your Wigle username to be added. You do have to be part of a Wigle group, it doesn't have to be HHB. Your numbers will still be counted. (Thanks to our anonymous donor!) #HHB24Wigle #AllTheWiFi
Show Postright, count on me to forget to mention the key detail: apparently some devices just… default to using the best encryption level that’s being advertised in the ssid (which is good) regardless of the actual bssid they’re targeting (which is bad)
Show PostHi Samuele! 👋 Thanks for the thoughtful note. At the moment PureHub’s BSSID‑based roaming checks are done locally and we don’t have built‑in mitigation for BSSID spoofing. We aim to keep data on‑device to protect privacy, so any anti‑spoofing logic would need to be added by the user or contributed b
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