Who-Fi: AI-Powered Wi-Fi Technology Raises Privacy Concerns with Advanced Tracking Capabilities

This New Tracking System Can Use Just Wi-Fi Signals to Identify You

It works on the principle of how human bodies distort Wi-Fi signals Who-Fi is a cutting-edge technology that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to identify and track individuals without needing any visual input. It is an experimental technology which remains to be thoroughly tested in the real world. However, based on the research paper that mentions and documents its proof of concept, it can be used to turn any ordinary Wi-Fi signal into a biometric scanner that can not only track the movement and active position of an individual but also identify their unique biometric signature. According to a paper published in the online preprint journal arXiv, regular 2.4GHz Wi-Fi signals can be used to identify and track individuals, and play an important role in both identity authentication and surveillance. The technology also raises fresh concerns about digital privacy and security. Breaking the technology down, the Who-Fi system uses a combination of a Wi-Fi signal and a transformer-based neural network (also known as a large language model). This LLM analyses and understands something known as "channel state information" (CSI). It monitors the changes in Wi-Fi signal strength and phase as they bounce around a room and reflect off an individual's body. This can be understood as the signals transmitted by radar and sonar systems. So, whenever a human is near a Wi-Fi signal, the distortion in the signal's natural path creates a unique pattern. This pattern is said to be as accurate as other biometric signatures of humans, such as fingerprints, facial patterns, and the structure of the retina. The Who-Fi system can recognise this signature and attribute it to individuals. Once it has been trained on these signatures, the system can not only track the individual's movement, but also identify them even when they re-enter the network zone after a prolonged period. It can also capture body movement data and recognise sign language. The main advantage of the system is that it functions without any visual or auditory sensors, such as cameras and microphones. As per the study, the entire Who-Fi system requires a single-antenna transmitter and a three-antenna receiver, making deployment inexpensive. Coming to the efficiency of the system, the researchers found that despite the target being behind a wall, walking at a normal speed, Who-Fi achieved 95.5 percent precision. The accuracy is said not to change even if the individual changes clothes or wears a backpack. Notably, a single system is capable of identifying and tracking up to nine individuals simultaneously. Who-Fi also has high evasion, meaning it is very difficult to be detected by technologies that spot surveillance technologies. This is possible as the system does not use any special hardware, and there is no special emission pattern, infrared, radar, or visible spectrum light that can be detected. Additionally, Who-Fi conducts passive radio frequency (RF) sensing, making it easy to stay hidden.

Who-Fi is a New AI Powered Wi-Fi Tech to Track Individuals

Note that this is just an expirmental technology and isn't tested in the real world yet. The growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and innovation has posed many important and concerning questions of customers. A new technology called Wh0-Fi, powered by AI and Wi-Fi is now being talked about online. Note that this is just an expirmental technology and isn't tested in the real world yet. However, there are research papers on the proof of concept of this tech which suggests many things. In very simple words, this tech can be used to convert a regular Wi-Fi network into a high-end surveillance tech. What's interesting is that no additional sensors will be required. Read More - Lava Blaze Dragon 5G Launched Under Rs 10,000 in India With Who-Fi, the word privacy would certainly mean a little less. As per the research paper, this Wi-Fi tech would work on the 2.4 GHz spectrum band. This is a Wi-Fi band that's used commonly everywhere. Using the 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi signals, people can be easily tracked with this tech. Their movements, despite them being behind a wall, changing clothes, or doing anything else, would be easily and accurately trackable. Here's how it will work. The Wh0-Fi system will use the Wi-Fi signal and a transformer based neural network (also known as a large language model). This particular LLM understands something called "Channel State Information." The Wi-Fi signals in a room tend to bounce around a room and then reflect from a user's body. When the human is near the Wi-Fi signal, a distortion is created in the signal resulting in a unique pattern. Every human here would have a unique pattern that can be linked to them. Read More - Infinix Smart 10 Launched in India: Price and Specs It is just like a biometric of fingerprint, every human has a different print. Just like that, every human would have a unique pattern which the LLM would be able to understand and recognise. This will help the tech in understand what the user is doing without any camera or any additional sensor. A single-antenna transmitter and a three-antenna receiver would be able to do the job for the tech.