[guardian-dev] "Mobile phone use may be a more accurate identifier than fingerprints"

Hans-Christoph Steiner hans at guardianproject.info
Wed Mar 27 15:06:40 EDT 2013


>From Lee:

"Mobile phone use may be a more accurate identifier of individuals
than even their own fingerprints, according to research published on
the web site of the scientific journal Nature."

http://securityledger.com/mobile-phone-use-patterns-the-new-fingerprint/

Sounds like a case for stepping up the development of tools to make wifi-only
mobile much easier to use.  Especially when you consider how easy it is for
cities to deploy city-wide free wifi:
http://gigaom.com/2013/03/27/santa-clara-launches-free-outdoor-wi-fi-on-backs-of-smart-meters/

.hc


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