XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.mobile.android, alt.internet.wireless   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2025-12-07 01:10, Alan wrote:   
   > On 2025-12-06 04:24, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >> On 2025-12-06 02:18, Alan wrote:   
   >>> On 2025-12-05 16:49, Marian wrote:   
   >>>> Chris wrote:   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>>> Since WaveDigger has a special query mode where you can enter a   
   >>>> single SSID   
   >>>> or BSSID, and instead of just returning that access point's   
   >>>> location, it   
   >>>> also pulls in the surrounding access points that Apple's Wi-Fi   
   >>>> Positioning   
   >>>> System has observed in the same area.... just... try this...   
   >>>>   
   >> ...>> Linux:   
   >>>> 1. Open a terminal   
   >>>> 2. Type: sudo iwlist scan   
   >>>> 3. Find your SSID in the output   
   >>>> 4. Look for "Address:" lines   
   >>>> 5. Copy the MAC address (format: AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF)   
   >>   
   >> iwlist scan | grep "Address:\|SSID"   
   >>   
   >> ...   
   >>   
   >>>> Once you have the BSSID, you can paste it into WaveDigger lookup tool.   
   >>>> 1. Open the WaveDigger site:   
   >>>>     https://wavedigger.networksurvey.app/?tab=bssid   
   >>>> 2. In the "BSSID" field, type your MAC address:   
   >>>>     11:22:33:AA:BB:CC   
   >>>> 3. Click the "Lookup" or "Search" button.   
   >>>> 4. The map will show the location of that access point.   
   >>>>     If you enable "include surrounding access points",   
   >>>>     it will also list nearby BSSIDs Apple has observed.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Once you have the BSSID of all your neighbors, if one of them moves   
   >>>> to a   
   >>>> new house, you can track them if they use their router at the new home.   
   >>>   
   >>> Except you won't know WHICH of the BSSIDs that are returned belong to   
   >>> your neighbours.   
   >>>   
   >>>  From WaveDigger (the site you didn't know about until I told you):   
   >>>   
   >>> "Access points shown may be 1-2km away from your click location."   
   >>>   
   >>> So?   
   >>   
   >> It showed mine just 20 or 30 metres to the west. At the other side of   
   >> the street.   
   >>   
   >> May be 1-2 km away... doesn't mean they all are off. Just that there   
   >> is no warranty that it is accurate.   
   >>   
   >   
   > Which means you cannot trust that any information returned is accurate.   
   >   
   > Makes for a pretty bad way to track someone...   
      
   Much better than looking on the entire world. That's pretty good, actually.   
      
   >   
   > ...assuming you had some way to associate someone's identity with the   
   > BSSID of their WiFi in the first place.   
      
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
   ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;   
      
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