WiFi software tracks you down

Positioning technology company Ekahau has released an updated version of its software, which allows devices to be physically tracked when they are connected to an 802.11 WLAN network.
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-962587.html

Interesting stuff, but the most intriguing aspect about this is the possible enhancements to the security of 802.11 that this could introduce (courtesy of Slashdot). If you could predefine an area for allowed connections to the network, this could prevent malicious users from accessing your network from an outside point. If you set the 'trusted' area as your workplace, then people would not be able to access your network through wardriving or similar activities.

I am not sure if the currently insecure nature of wireless networking is because of the poor skills of the administrators who run these networks, or the inherently insecure nature of 802.11 itself. Judging from the other threads on this issue (specifically this one) it is a combination of both. Regardless, this positioning system may be able to provide added security to 802.11 networks.

-toad