Determining attributes using captured network probe data in a wireless communications system

A method comprising:

• capturing, by a sensor device, probe data from a user device, the probe data including one or more network addresses of one or more wireless access points to which the user device has wirelessly connected prior to attempting a current connection to a wireless access point and connection information about wireless links between the user device and the one or more wireless access points to which the user device has connected prior to attempting the current connection;
• and
• providing the probe data and a user device identifier for comparing the probe data to access point network addresses associated with attributes to determine an attribute for a user of the user device.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that are executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving probe data from a user device, the probe data including one or more network addresses of one or more wireless access points to which the user device has wirelessly connected prior to attempting a current connection to a wireless access point and connection information about wireless links between the user device and the one or more wireless access points to which the user device has connected prior to attempting the current connection;
• and
• providing the probe data and a user device identifier for comparing the probe data to access point network addresses associated with attributes to determine an attribute for a user of the user device.