In reply to a post by CARPETBURN:

This is more likely down to GPS marking, tracking as others have also stated.

So my wireless router is acting as a GPS device? And Google is matching it to the MAC address they sniffed when they drove past my house under the auspices of creating Streetview?

In reply to a post by infra_red:

So my wireless router is acting as a GPS device? And Google is matching it to the MAC address they sniffed when they drove past my house under the auspices of creating Streetview?

I reckon it is simpler than that and Latitude is just triangulating from mobile masts, feeding that info into Google Maps.

Just added latitude to google and it maps me.

Google doesn't know my mobile phone as I only have a work mobile that is only known to work people and has no signal at my house. I have a dynamic ip.

Google also didn't streetview my road it only mapped the road at the top my road. It is pinpointing me on the road at the top of my road.

Will change router this week to see if it changes things.

Edited by deleted (Mon 30-Aug-10 22:14:12)

In reply to a post by RandomJointer:

Just added latitude to google and it maps me.

Google doesn't know my mobile phone as I only have a work mobile that is only known to work people and has no signal at my house. I have a dynamic ip.

Google also didn't streetview my road it only mapped the road at the top my road. It is pinpointing me on the road at the top of my road.

Will change router this week to see if it changes things.

So it isn't using the wireless card to triangulate you from masts. Casts doubt on my theory.

Edited by RobertoS (Mon 30-Aug-10 22:18:02)

That's just brilliant!

Others have said it is mapping from router wifi signals streetview has picked up.

I can't see any other explanation. Google certainly don't know my mobile number. Even if they did it has no signal in my village.

Doesn't map me. It says I have to install something called Gears.

In reply to a post by Anonymous:

In reply to a post by CARPETBURN:

you could in theory track passenger planes as they fly around the world, (Providing its got internet onboard and you had the IPaddress) and i doubt any defence department would be happy such a simple google tool allowed that.

You can track aircraft already without any onboard interaction .... http://www.flightradar24.com/

Not sure how accurate that is, Scotland has four international airports: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Glasgow Prestwick and Aberdeen. Ive just looked at there only appears to be 2 planes on the ground in the whole of the area. Heathrow and Gatwick even looked a little sparse of planes.

A great site though very nice find, interesting and potentially scarey at the same time.

Edited by deleted (Mon 30-Aug-10 22:38:36)

In reply to a post by infra_red:

In reply to a post by CARPETBURN:

This is more likely down to GPS marking, tracking as others have also stated.

So my wireless router is acting as a GPS device? And Google is matching it to the MAC address they sniffed when they drove past my house under the auspices of creating Streetview?

NO if its tracking via MAC they either got that info from your wireless router when they did street view or you signed up to one of their location apps and gave them that info (maybe unwittingly) when you signed up...... I frankly doubt either though, it wouldnt be a reliable way to track a location.

The easiest way to find out if it is actually tracking a modem/router and not just recalling info from wirelessly detecting it possibly months ago would be take your router to work one day if possible plug it in and then see where it thinks you are.

Or even easier turn the router off and totally unplug it, access the net elsewhere and see what it says about you then.... If it tracks you and your router personally it obviously wont be able to find you if the thing isnt plugged it.

I suspect it tracks you based on the apps account and info you feed it, or it will still say your router is at home even though it will be switched off and unplugged so they cant possibly be actually real time tracking it.

One things for sure if it is in any way accurate for many people it definately is not done via IP address, IP address unless you live in a big server room wont track right down to your household. For many if you lookup your IP address it wont even be your home town.

Edited by deleted (Mon 30-Aug-10 22:51:28)

In reply to a post by CARPETBURN:

Scotland has four international airports: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Glasgow Prestwick and Aberdeen. Ive just looked at there only appears to be 2 planes on the ground in the whole of the area.

I don't think it shows the ones on the ground.