XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, alt.privacy   
   From: jollyroger@pobox.com   
      
   On 2024-05-30, Oscar Mayer  wrote:   
   > On 30 May 2024 15:58:22 GMT, Jolly Roger wrote:   
   >   
   >>>>> Are you excusing Apple just because Apple got caught doing it?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Every single time you join WiFi you see a list of nearby SSIDs. Are   
   >>>> you excusing yourself because you "got caught" doing it? Do you   
   >>>> have any idea how ridiculous you sound?   
   >>>   
   >>> You don't know the difference between a unique BSSID & an SSID, do   
   >>> you?   
   >>   
   >> Sure I do. You don't seem to know that your router's BSSID isn't   
   >> private information.   
   >   
   > It's obvious you have no idea what a BSSID is, versus what an SSID is.   
      
   Projection. Both are broadcast by the router which makes them both   
   public information.   
      
   > only Apple has this problem   
      
   Wrong, Arlen. Wigle.net and other databases also let you look up routers   
   by SSID and BSSID.   
      
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