Mac address gps tracker. Google database?

[i8igmac]

Google used to drive around and log mac addresses of access points and log gps  location until this raised privacy concerns.

 

So what they did after this was used smart phones to collect this data in the same manner but with the proper terms and conditions accepted by the user. 

 

One of my habits is watching traffic on my network. I have seen my old samsung s5 sending mac adddress with gps x,y locations in plain text. This was a running service that sparked my intrest.

 

this information can be used to locate a  labtop, tablet, cell phone or anything with a mac address.

 

If millions Of smart phone users have been collecting this data and building googles database. It should be no problem to search for a mac address and retrieve a gps location.

 

Here is a example of a mac address and gps logger/tracker. https://cellphonetrackers.org/gsm/wifi-tracker.php

 

Here is an google api https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geolocation/intro

 

Any one know if google has given public accesss to this database?

Edited October 18, 2017 by i8igmac

[Just_a_User]

Wasn't that something Sammy Kamkar did but google borked it. He says its still possible for the motivated reader.

"I then take the MAC address and send it along to Google Location Services. This is an HTTP-based service where router MAC addresses are mapped to approximate GPS "

http://www.samy.pl/mapxss/

[i8igmac]

17 minutes ago, Just_a_User said:

Wasn't that something Sammy Kamkar did but google borked it. He says its still possible for the motivated reader.

"I then take the MAC address and send it along to Google Location Services. This is an HTTP-based service where router MAC addresses are mapped to approximate GPS "

http://www.samy.pl/mapxss/

This looks interesting. I was thinking  client mac addresses is what I maybe looking for.

[Just_a_User]

45 minutes ago, i8igmac said:

I was thinking  client mac addresses is what I maybe looking for.

That would be interesting if its in the database, client mac's approx GPS location, or multiple locals if picked up multiple times.  Maybe wigle would be worth a check also.

Edited October 18, 2017 by Just_a_User