XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, alt.privacy   
   From: nobody@oscarmayer.com   
      
   On Thu, 30 May 2024 17:27:05 -0400, Alan Browne wrote:   
      
   >> It's obvious that Jolly Roger doesn't know the difference between an SSID   
   >> and a BSSID because it was clear that the problem isn't in the SSID at all.   
   >   
   > It's actually the root of it which you would know if you knew at all   
   > what it going on.  I'll explain this as to a child to give you a   
   > fighting chance.   
   >   
   > When an a device such as a phone detects a WiFi access point it gets all   
   > sorts of interesting information.   
   >   
   > 1. The BSSID which is a binary code (usually expressed in hexadecimal).   
   > 2. The SSID which is a label assigned to it by whoever administers the   
   > access point. "AirPortFreeWiFi" for example.   
   >   
   > The device (phone) user usually is only interested in the latter - he   
   > picks from whatever is available to access the WiFi - if it is password   
   > access, then of course he'll need that too.   
   >   
   > The actual working connection does not use the SSID - it uses the BSSID.   
   >   (You can refer to it is as the MAC or Wi-Fi address if that helps you   
   > connect all these big people ideas - although they often/usually the   
   > same they don't have to be the same...).   
   >   
   > Most devices will display the BSSID if the user wants to delve into it.   
   > On most phones this would be shown as the MAC or Wi-Fi address.  Or of   
   > course, once can use one of many tools to display same.   
   >   
   > Thus - in JR's earlier reply - he was being quite clear about what he   
   > was replying to and did so correctly.   
      
   It's clear you don't understand the issue when you and Jolly Roger are the   
   only people in the world who say it's not specifically an Apple issue.   
      
   https://9to5mac.com/2024/05/24/apple-location-services-vulnerability/   
   "However, there is one crucial difference between the way in which Apple   
   and Google devices carry out this task - and that's where the privacy issue   
   arises."   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)