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Re:Remember that $86M license plate scanner I replicated? I ... by DougN7 on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @08:01PM (#15546255)
I was at a conference yesterday in the US where they casually mentioned they have a drone that can (now) find devices (phones) from 3 miles away to within 10 feet (or maybe 10 meters?) from a current IP address. The level of surveilence is out of control.
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Re:Remember that $86M license plate scanner I replicated? I ... by droopybuns on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @09:24PM (#15546636)
Plz name the conference. Would love to get more details on this claim.
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Re:Remember that $86M license plate scanner I replicated? I ... by DougN7 on Friday October 27, 2017 @11:10AM (#15569134)
It was a small business conference in Wichita KS where the DOD was encouraging small business to work more with them. One of the speakers used that as an example of a successful project. When the slides come out (hopefully in a few days) I’ll look through them to see if I can find any specific to look up, and come back here and post.
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Re:Remember that $86M license plate scanner I replicated? I ... by Bromskloss on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @11:07PM (#15547123)
I don't quite follow. What was the role of the IP address in this? Was it the IP address of the phone?
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Re:Remember that $86M license plate scanner I replicated? I ... by L_Rahman on Wednesday October 25, 2017 @12:20AM (#15547438)
Most likely a drone mounted stingray device with find/follow capabilities:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stingray_phone_tracker

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Re:Remember that $86M license plate scanner I replicated? I ... by Bromskloss on Wednesday October 25, 2017 @09:48AM (#15550053)
What about the mentioned IP address?
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Re:Remember that $86M license plate scanner I replicated? I ... by w458cmau on Wednesday October 25, 2017 @05:54AM (#15548774)
Norfolk/Virginia Beach?
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