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Hi Andy,<br />
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I did not think it was at ALL possible. &nbsp;But someone was telling me it was. &nbsp;So I just wanted to research it.<br />
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Thank you,<br />
Jeff
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Hi Andy,

I did not think it was at ALL possible.  But someone was telling me it was.  So I just wanted to research it.

Thank you,
Jeff

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I have a very odd question.<br />
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Has anyone, anywhere ever used a packet sniffer, (like Wireshark), to passively find and count the number of cell phones that are in a general area? &nbsp;For example, using Wireshark to count the number of customer's in a department store by identifying the number of cell phones inside the store.<br />
<br />
Thank you,<br />
Jeff
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I have a very odd question.

Has anyone, anywhere ever used a packet sniffer, (like Wireshark), to passively find and count the number of cell phones that are in a general area?  For example, using Wireshark to count the number of customer's in a department store by identifying the number of cell phones inside the store.

Thank you,
Jeff

Packet sniffer to count customers via their cell phones

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Cell Phones

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Network Analysis

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Networking

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Security

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