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Tell who is at the hackerspace using your phone's MAC address and IRC bot
[[Category:Proposed_Projects]]
Every phone (should) have a unique MAC address. When you connect to a WiFi AP, such as the one at Fixme, it can see which people are connected thanks to their MACs. The geniuses at [http://southackton.org.uk/ southhackton], (who 'warned' us about our vulnerable octoprint :) have figured out, that by linking your phone's MAC address with your IRL name, it is possible to easily tell who is currently at the hackerspace. Through a simple IRC command, you can find out the members who are currently at the hackerspace, without requiring any additional effort. Plus, as a bonus, we can see if any 'neighbours' connect to our WiFi when we're not at the hackerspace ;).
The best part is, unlike other solutions, this one is entirely optional - if you do not want other people to know that you're in the hackerspace, you do not need to connect to Fixme's WiFi.
== Goal ==
* Use simple perl backend to run IRC bot, which pulls MACs every minute from router/AP
* Be able to tell who is at the hackerspace without intruding on privacy
== Obstacles ==
A list of potential obstacles
* [[User:Nemen|Nemen]]
* [[User:Freestorm|Freestorm]]
== Component ==
* [https://github.com/so-make-it/irccat-commands/blob/master/who.pl IRC Bot]
* [https://github.com/so-make-it/irccat-backends Backend bot]
== Schedule ==
* Opening: 11h43, 16th August 2013
* Ending: 23:22, 21st August 2013
== Participants ==
* [[User:Sasha|Sasha]] (Leader)
Every phone (should) have a unique MAC address. When you connect to a WiFi AP, such as the one at Fixme, it can see which people are connected thanks to their MACs. The geniuses at [http://southackton.org.uk/ southhackton], (who 'warned' us about our vulnerable octoprint :) have figured out, that by linking your phone's MAC address with your IRL name, it is possible to easily tell who is currently at the hackerspace. Through a simple IRC command, you can find out the members who are currently at the hackerspace, without requiring any additional effort. Plus, as a bonus, we can see if any 'neighbours' connect to our WiFi when we're not at the hackerspace ;).
The best part is, unlike other solutions, this one is entirely optional - if you do not want other people to know that you're in the hackerspace, you do not need to connect to Fixme's WiFi.
== Goal ==
* Use simple perl backend to run IRC bot, which pulls MACs every minute from router/AP
* Be able to tell who is at the hackerspace without intruding on privacy
== Obstacles ==
A list of potential obstacles
* [[User:Nemen|Nemen]]
* [[User:Freestorm|Freestorm]]
== Component ==
* [https://github.com/so-make-it/irccat-commands/blob/master/who.pl IRC Bot]
* [https://github.com/so-make-it/irccat-backends Backend bot]
== Schedule ==
* Opening: 11h43, 16th August 2013
* Ending: 23:22, 21st August 2013
== Participants ==
* [[User:Sasha|Sasha]] (Leader)
