> The series takes place in a dystopian Milwaukee in the year 2074, where many countries have gone bankrupt .. In the absence of effective government, powerful multinational corporations have become de facto governments, controlling areas called Green Zones. The remaining territories are called Red Zones, where governance is weak or non-existent.
Consumer Wi-Fi 7 Sensing routers (estimated to arrive in 2024 with IEEE 802.11bf) can generate 3D images of human activity through the walls/floor/ceiling of homes and business, profiling human position, movements, breathing, keystrokes, emotion and more, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34480760.
After standardization by IEEE in consumer routers, which remote parties would be interested in WFH WiFi Sensing Analytics? How could regulators, employers, employees and home-builders respond? Remote, through-wall, X-Ray vision monitoring can be entirely passive when there is ambient WiFi traffic, e.g. reflections from routers inside targeted urban buildings of interest. This has been possible for more than a decade, using either expensive LE equipment or low-cost DIY/RF/hacker toolsets. Will IEEE standardization of Wi-Fi 7 Sensing give X-ray vision superpowers to every neighbor?
On a positive note, there is some commercial interest in Li-Fi for wireless data transfer via optical light, so that data transfers will stop at a perimeter established by traditional walls. Until then, aluminum radiant barrier, conductive paint, RF shielding drywall (e.g. QuietRock) or metal mesh can reduce unwanted inbound/outbound RF signals. For temporary shielding of a room, consider a Zipwall-like tension pole frame supporting a cube of aluminum radiant barrier (USD $0.25 per square foot), plus shielded air ventilation.
> The series takes place in a dystopian Milwaukee in the year 2074, where many countries have gone bankrupt .. In the absence of effective government, powerful multinational corporations have become de facto governments, controlling areas called Green Zones. The remaining territories are called Red Zones, where governance is weak or non-existent.
Consumer Wi-Fi 7 Sensing routers (estimated to arrive in 2024 with IEEE 802.11bf) can generate 3D images of human activity through the walls/floor/ceiling of homes and business, profiling human position, movements, breathing, keystrokes, emotion and more, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34480760.
After standardization by IEEE in consumer routers, which remote parties would be interested in WFH WiFi Sensing Analytics? How could regulators, employers, employees and home-builders respond? Remote, through-wall, X-Ray vision monitoring can be entirely passive when there is ambient WiFi traffic, e.g. reflections from routers inside targeted urban buildings of interest. This has been possible for more than a decade, using either expensive LE equipment or low-cost DIY/RF/hacker toolsets. Will IEEE standardization of Wi-Fi 7 Sensing give X-ray vision superpowers to every neighbor?
On a positive note, there is some commercial interest in Li-Fi for wireless data transfer via optical light, so that data transfers will stop at a perimeter established by traditional walls. Until then, aluminum radiant barrier, conductive paint, RF shielding drywall (e.g. QuietRock) or metal mesh can reduce unwanted inbound/outbound RF signals. For temporary shielding of a room, consider a Zipwall-like tension pole frame supporting a cube of aluminum radiant barrier (USD $0.25 per square foot), plus shielded air ventilation.