Dynamically sharing wireless signature data

A method, comprising:

• detecting, by a processor, a wireless signature emitted from an information handling device at a network-connected device the wireless signature being detected via a local wireless network including the network-connected device;
• recording wireless signature information for the information handling device based on the wireless signature and store the wireless signature information in the network-connected device;
• receiving a request to share the wireless signature information with a requesting party, wherein the request comprises a specific reason for requesting that the wireless signature be shared;
• and
• sharing the wireless signature information via the wide area network with the requesting party from the network-connected device in response to:
• determining that the requesting party is an authorized party for receiving the wireless signature information,
• determining that the specific reason matches one of a plurality of predetermined particular valid reasons for sharing the wireless signature information, and
• determining that the wireless signature information is associated with at least one of an unknown wireless signature and an unknown information handling device.

A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions, when executed, by a processor to cause the processor to:

• detect a wireless signature emitted from an information handling device at a network-connected device, the wireless signature being detected via a local wireless network including the network-connected device;
• record wireless signature information for the information handling device based on the wireless signature and store the wireless signature information in the network-connected device;
• receive a request to share the wireless signature information with a requesting party, wherein the request comprises a specific reason for requesting that the wireless signature be shared;
• and
• share the wireless signature information via the wide area network with the requesting party from the network-connected device in response to:
• determining that the requesting party is an authorized party for receiving the wireless signature information,
• determining that the specific reason matches one of a plurality of predetermined particular valid reasons for sharing the wireless signature information, and
• determining that the wireless signature information is associated with at least one of an unknown wireless signature and an unknown information handling device.