I am so torn between wanting to share this with no context so that the reader can have the full experience of developing a relationship with each of the parties in the discussion to this PR, and with knowing that the full impact of what is happening here might evade many without more explanation

Broke 3M Wi-Fi found on @wiglenet.bsky.social today! Got a new color! #wardriving #AllTheWifi

Seven and a half hour #wardrive run with three @jhewitt.net units. Turning OFF the BlueTooth scanning really boosts the WiFi finds! SignalSleuth 5G w/BLE off - 25,000 APs in file JHewitt 5G mod w/BLE on - 20,100 APs WiSpy original - 14,678 APs @wiglenet.bsky.social #allTheWiFi

Wow. HOPE (Hackers On Planet Earth), one of the most important hacker cons in the world, has been booted from their venue due to a right-wing extremist complaining about a single attendee's written pamphlet that was deemed to "espouse an anti-police agenda". That's... really screwed up.

With Rayhunter, we can find out how cell site simulators are being used, and protect ourselves and our communities from this form of surveillance. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Panda and I are representing @hardhat.rocks at @BSidesJax today. We have our hard hats and are out here each running a CTF event. I've got stickers if anyone wants one 😊

Is there anything like an official HS2.0/Passpoint logo or icon? asking because github.com/wiglenet/wig...

Oh heck, I forgot to document directly - since the setting goes in cfg.txt, I should mention: Add “scanble=no” to the file to disable Bluetooth scanning. #allTheWifi @jhewitt.net @wiglenet.bsky.social

The disable Bluetooth option on the @jhewitt.net #wardriver that I modded in is working well! modified #signalSleuth consistently getting 900+ more WiFi samples. More radio time = more WiFi! See my fork at github.com/pejacoby/war... #allTheWifi @wiglenet.bsky.social #alwaysBeWardriving

We have some good neighbors.

Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.

not sure who needs to hear this, but using AI-generated slop-tigrations with the WiGLE API is a great way to get your account banned.

@ddimolfetta.bsky.social looks at the consequences of layoffs and furloughs on the NSA's hacking and espionage missions, which may be faltering as people leave or sit at home: www.nextgov.com/people/2025/...

Amazing work!! Thank you all for being a part of this wonderful/crazy/surprising/creative community!

That's a wrap - Thank you all for participating! And thanks again to @wiglenet.bsky.social for supplying the platform. This is the scoreboard as of this moment, but judging by the queue it will be quite awhile before getting final results. Get some rest and check back soon! #HHB24Wigle

Aw shucks!

Second @wiglenet.bsky.social uploads in the queue. So many “New Homes starting in the low 600s/800s" build areas to my east. Bet they got the really good #wifi :) Shifting to #warBoat on the St. Croix - phones only, gotta keep a hand free for wine! #allTheWifi #hhb24wigle #wardrive @hardhat.rocks

It's a beautiful day for wardriving. Repping the @hardhat.rocks in today's 24 hour wardriving event.

And we are off! All uploads between 0001 and 2359 count! Make sure to tag us and/or use the hashtags below with updates on your journey. Scoreboard : hardhat.rocks/24hours2025/ Reminder: Safety first! Don’t drive sleepy and take breaks. #AllTheWiFi #HHB24Wigle

We are 32 hours away from start! Get those final checks on your gear done! Fuel up your choice of motion! Prep supplies like water and snacks! Set that sleep schedule! Finish planning those routes! Tag all pics with #HHB24Wigle !

the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist

Using phones to wardrive? Don't forget to turn off "Wi-Fi scan throttling" in Developer options. Join us Saturday October 25th for our 24 event! #HHB24Wigle #AllTheWiFi

Where has the time gone??? One week until the 24 Hours of HHB! We are encouraging our group (and everyone else) to wardrive and upload to @wiglenet during 24 hours. Saturday October 25th from 00:01 PDT to 23:59 PDT Leaderboard is here: hardhat.rocks/24hours2025/ #HHB24Wigle 1/2

If you are going to a No Kings protest this weekend, be sure to review our Surveillance Self Defense guide for attending a protest and bring Rayhunter along for the ride! ssd.eff.org/module/atte.... eff.org/rayhunter.

Upgraded two 5G mod #jhewitt units to the 1.30b1 code. Will be interesting to compare a @463n7.bsky.social #signalSleuth and a #lukeswitzer #stumbleBee build. Didn’t update the BW16 firmware yet on either. I need to get the same antennas on both! #allTheWifi #wardrive @wiglenet.bsky.social

them: "I'm going to ruin WiGLE.net because of the terrible customer service I got" us: "Sir, this isn't even an Arby's, it's a hobby project and a community, and you're very much not welcome."

Who broke the 7,000,000 mark at #9 on the big board? Of course it’s @dustinfinn.bsky.social Impressive all around. #allTheWifi #alwaysBeWardriving #wardrive @wiglenet.bsky.social

Secret cache released! Two months of my daughter’s drives including 35,000 new APs for the bands recent tour. Even jumped ahead @lozan.ing again 😎 #allTheWifi @wiglenet.bsky.social #wardrive

Not even into VCFMW yet and saw this amazing hat courtesy of @hardhat.rocks! Very awesome!

Just because CSS don't appear to be used to spy on protests in the US right now doesn't mean that is true everywhere. We are interested in getting Rayhunter data from every country to help us understand the global use of CSS and to refine our signatures. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Happy birthday @wiglenet.bsky.social ! 🎂 Thank you for all you do. 24 years is a long time!

What keeps me up at night 🌉

Will ascend tall volcanos for #allTheWifi and ride down them on a bicycle! 5G coverage is darn good on the road to and from Haleakalā. WiFi, a bit spotty. Helmet, a bit warm… Brakes, totally solid! #warBike #wardrive @wiglenet.bsky.social

It finally happened to me

our ostensible harvesters continue to think they're getting something? at some point we should move to limit the hosting costs, but they're just so damn sad. literally look at it on a map, kids.

That’s San Francisco

“GeoSpy has proven to not be very accurate in my experience & this tool could lead to false accusations and further harassment of innocent people,” EFF’s @cooperq.com warned @404media.co. “It’s also a powerful tool for stalking or other misuse by police.”

New Sunday Times profile in which I succeed, like a fencer in a 2hr marathon match, in fending off Qs abt my personal life & consistently turning focus back to my work & ideas. (Contra the interviewer's claim, many ppl do know me! They're called friends, & you know who you are ❤️) archive.is/BtZD0

Only real ones know what inserting a disk felt like 😏💾✨ New song out now: fanlink.tv/patch

If you vibe-code an API integration with WiGLE, please at least read the API docs and compare them to what you're sending. api.wigle.net/swagger spamming the API with invalid requests is a great way to get banned.

Every <n> months where <n> varies between 9 and 20, someone gets a bright idea to violate the EULA and try to bulk harvest WiGLE data. It never works out for them.

Going to DEFCON? See my talk, "We are currently clean on OPSEC": The Signalgate Saga micahflee.com/going-to-def...

128 unprocessed files still waiting before we can release the final WWWD scores this year, but it looks like a number of folks will bring real points into the RF Hacker Sanctuary WCTF @defcon.bsky.social ! We want to thank EVERYONE for bringing creativity, cleverness, and a spirit of cooperation!

the @defcon.bsky.social 33 RF Hacker Sanctuary World Wide War Drive is now complete! Watch this space for final results after the queue for this year's event has finished processing. <3, your friends at WiGLE.net

Just a little over 5 hours left in the @defcon.bsky.social 33 RF Hacker Sanctuary World Wide War Drive! Everything that's been uploaded by the final moment (midnight Pacific) WILL be processed before final scores are totaled!

The final 12 hours of the @defcon.bsky.social 33 RF Hacker Sanctuary World Wide War Drive have begun. It's time to finish those quads and upload, war drivers!

with a little less than 18 hours left to go in the @defcon.bsky.social RF Hacker Sanctuary World Wide War Drive: 1,819,856 new of 2,297,359 points seen 90 contestants top 3 as of now: 1. busysignal 2. bentobramz 3. OIFhax but 1313 files are still being processed!

Three contestants have found all their foxes inthe @defcon.bsky.social 33 RF Hacker Sanctuary World Wide War Drive! Special props to Ringmast4r who found an EXTREMELY wayward fox (someone moved?) Scores still tight, including a remarkable showing from a late registrant wigle.net/contest/DC33