[Arm-netbook] Geotooth

[Gordan Bobic]

On 07/12/2012 08:50 AM, lkcl luke wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 7:54 AM, Gordan Bobic<gordan at bobich.net>  wrote:
>>   On Wed, 11 Jul 2012 23:18:58 -0400, Derek LaHousse<dlahouss at mtu.edu>
>
>>> Can anyone speak to the
>>> ease of modifying the bluetooth MAC?  Also, slave devices (headsets,
>>> cars, etc) which make bluetooth on a laptop useful are much more
>>> trackable.
>>
>>   This is all totally academic and doesn't work in the real world.
>
>   with about 3 minutes of quick searching, nothing particularly
> onerous, there's a number of commercial products available that can do
> half-mile range, several hacks that can do 1 mile range, one that can
> do a 28 mile range, and a number of commercial products for sniffing
> phones.
>
>   http://www.popsci.com/diy/article/2004-11/bluetooth-mile-away
>   http://www.blueradios.com/hardware_SC40-1W.htm
>   http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/22/aircable-offers-up-28-mile-bluetooth-range-extender/
>   http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/05/03/13/2146221/build-your-own-bluetooth-sniper-rifle
>   https://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=paris+hilton+address+book+bluetooth
>   http://www.ehow.com/list_6918384_bluetooth-spy-tools.html
>   http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-5291315-7.html

And this works without a clear line of sight and, in the case of 
directional antennas, without know very closely where the target is in 
the first place?

Gordan