XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, comp.mobile.android, misc.phone.mobile.iphone   
   From: marianjones@helpfulpeople.com   
      
   It's important to keep in mind how dangerous this Apple WPS system is:   
    *Why Your Wi-Fi Router Doubles as an Apple AirTag*   
       
      
   This 16-page paper shows the "potential for abuse", which is what we need   
   to understand if we're to take Apple's WPS system privacy abuse seriously.   
    *Surveilling the Masses with Wi-Fi-Based Positioning Systems*   
       
      
   This example below will show most people (whose BSSID is in Apple's WPS   
   database) how they can track their own neighbors, just as a local example   
   (even though the tracking can happen to anyone anywhere in the world   
   since Apple puts no restriction on who can track anyone at any time).   
      
   For example, with WaveDigger, anyone can query the Apple WPS database:   
       
      
   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 horribly insecure   
   Wi-Fi Positioning System has observed in the same area, so just try this.   
      
   Windows:   
   1. Press Win+R   
   2. Type: cmd   
   3. In the command prompt, type:   
      netsh wlan show networks mode=bssid   
   4. Look for your SSID name   
   5. Under it, find "BSSID" lines   
   6. Copy the MAC address (format: AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF)   
      
   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)   
      
   MacOS:   
   1. Open a terminal   
   2. Type: airport -s   
   3. Find your SSID in the list   
   4. Copy the BSSID shown (format: AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF)   
      
   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:   
      AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF   
   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.   
   --   
   Privacy takes intelligence to understand, but most people give up.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)