by Sharon Rondeau
(Mar. 17, 2025) — Several previous reports at The Post & Email of a California resident experiencing interference with internet access and communications over more than five years appear to be supported by videos he recently sent showing a myriad of rotating wi-fi networks, or SSIDs, in the immediate area around his home, a phenomenon AI sources have said is not customary.
Rather than “static” networks within the vicinity of his home, the victim pointed out, “SSID cycling” occurs over the course of the day.
“SSID” is an abbreviation for “Service Set Identifier,” “the name given to a wireless network that helps you find and connect to the internet,” according to dailydigitalgrind.com.
An array of informational videos affirm the description and its purpose.
An SSID is found on an internet customer’s router and can be changed or customized, Malwarebytes reports.
Four videos the victim sent to this writer on Saturday beginning at 12:00 noon PDT indicate multiple mobile wi-fi networks in the victim’s immediate neighborhood:
The victim sent three more videos from 1:00 p.m., 1:01 and 1:06 from that day, all showing multiple network lists and even different lists on two computers in the same home within moments.
Networks appearing at noon such as “BrownClown91” “disappeared within an hour,” and “another TPLink device was just switched on” as he sent the message, the victim observed.
According to Wikipedia, “TP-Link is a Chinese company that manufactures network equipment and smart home products. The company was established in 1996 in Shenzhen. TP-Link’s main headquarters is located in Nanshan, Shenzhen;[2] there is a smaller headquarters in Irvine, California.[3] It has subsidiaries operating globally and owns several brands, including Deco, Tapo, Omada, Omada Pro, VIGI, Aginet, Kasa Smart, and Mercusys.[4][5][6] The company has been investigated by the governments of India and the United States for national security risks.[7][8]“
In addition to the irregular wi-fi activity, the victim reported having been followed home from his workplace late at night, receiving constant “crank” phone calls and frequently hearing coordinated, loud horn honking when emerging from the house.
The harassment began when he lived in Hawaii, continuing to a second address there and to his current California residence over a now five-year span. As a non-expert, the victim has frequently consulted AI sources about his observations and possible action steps. He has also reported the activity to the office of Sen. Adam Schiff and Rep. Zoe Lofgren and requested an investigation.
Several weeks ago he requested in writing an investigation of the Santa Clara County REACT Task Force overseen by District Attorney Jeffrey F. Rosen‘s office. While his communication was acknowledged by phone by David Berry, he has not heard from Berry or a Rosen surrogate since then.
Last week The Post & Email contacted Rosen’s office to ask if REACT had reviewed the victim’s report and received the following response from Communications Director Sean Webby:
For reasons that should be self-evident we never publicly announce evidence or investigations unless and until they become part of a charged and public case. Thank you for your inquiry. If that happens, we will keep you in mind.
Have a nice day.
S.
Prior to that, a Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office spokesman informed this writer the victim should approach the Gilroy, CA Police Department first, an action he had already taken without result or acknowledgement of his report.
A Spectrum customer, the victim has received no response to his February 10 report filed with the company’s Security & Network Abuse Division.
As we wrote in our last article, The Post & Email continues to be blocked from logging in to Wigle.net, a compiler of citizen-reported wi-fi networks all over the world, without the requested explanation.
The research we conducted during our brief sojourn on the site appeared to confirm dozens of wi-fi networks surrounding the victim’s residence, contrasted with several other confirmed neighborhood addresses where only one network per home was displayed.
Wigle stated at the outset it limited new users’ ability to peruse the site but increased it with “good behavior.”
After several reviews of the site’s terms of service, The Post & Email is unable to identify any violation it committed. Attempts to change the password or establish an account with a different email address obtained the same “Unable to validate this user” message.