XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, alt.comp.os.windows-10, comp.mobile.android   
   From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   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...   
      
   ...assuming you had some way to associate someone's identity with the   
   BSSID of their WiFi in the first place.   
      
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