Privacy Mirror
The average person today that has a smartphone, walks around leaking information about themselves over radio signals. WiFi, bluetooth and NFC radiate personal information into the public airwaves. These signals can tell you a lot about a person without their knowledge. To raise awareness around privacy and security for digital devices, this project will seek to create a “mirror” that reflects back information that is radiating out from anyone who stands in front of it. Frequencies include: RFID cell phones, WiFi, bluetooth, Misc RF at 900Mhz 2.4Ghz 5Ghz
Faculty and Staff Leads
Project Details
2019 Winter
Important Questions
- What types of signals can we get from a person?
- How accurately can we triangulate the position of that signal?
- What information can we capture from those signals?
- Should we consider having people scan QR codes or tap NFC so we can reflect even more information that they may be leaking from their phone?
- What is the best way to make this feel like a mirror?
Sample Milestones
- Week 1-2 Getting up to speed with radio signals. Determine technology needs (hardware and software)
- Week 3-4 MVP for capturing and inspecting signals
- Week 5-6 Triangulate and position signals. Isolate signals coming from a defined location.
- Week 7-8 Explore UX and spec a deployable mirror
- Week 8-9 Prototype the mirror
Outcome
Prototype a privacy mirror UX and documentation on how to build one. Research and discoveries may be published.
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