Geolocation: how???

[wgreenberg]

I'm not sure whether the orbic device has a GPS, or how to access it if it does. I'm also totally unclear on how geolocation via 4G works. It seems like there's an open dataset of cell tower ID/GPS location (https://opencellid.org), which we may be able to use to associate SIB block data to GPS coordinates.

Anyway, it'd be good to get a sense of how we might be able to get GPS data for the device, and then possibly annotate our pcap files w/ location data.

[cooperq]

Could also use bssids and use magic 8 ball
we might be able to get gps data from something in /dev perhaps an AT interface

[alphafox02]

Jumping over here from Croc Hunter (will it ever be revisited?) but is there any chance of the device is plugged into a Linux host that gps could be pulled from gpsd if it was allowed to share outside of just local host?

I ordered a hotspot so I can catch up.

[cooperq]

its definitely a posibility but I think the easier solution would be to have an app and pull location information from the phone. The app could then also be used to view results while still maintaining the slim form factor. People shouldn't have to install inux to use this thing. Cooper Quintin Senior Public Interest Technologist EFF.org is member supported. Join today!<https://www.eff.org/donate> Signal: hunter.02 Find me on twitter or bluesky @cooperq ***@***.***@infosec exchange on mastodon)

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[alphafox02]

That would be cool too, but I can think of some slim form factors that are not phones and could be additional capabilities in conjunction with the device. I bought what’s needed, so I’ll wait till I have a better understanding of how it works and how it could be used outside paired to a phone.