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   J. P. Gilliver to Marian   
   Re: How to test if your access point BSS   
   07 Dec 25 10:23:00   
   
   XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, alt.comp.os.windows-10, comp.mobile.android   
   From: G6JPG@255soft.uk   
      
   On 2025/12/7 6:53:28, Marian wrote:   
   > J. P. Gilliver wrote:   
   >> This is the first I've heard of a "nomap request".   
   >   
   > All the major players publish that they respect the "_nomap" request, where   
   > we've been discussing the _nomap keyword on these newsgroups since, oh, at   
   > least a decade or more.   
      
   The post to which the above line was replying implied that there was a   
   specific request one had to make, beyond just adding _nomap to your   
   SSID. (Such as doing something on a web page or similar.)   
      
   []   
      
   > I think this is a clear case for a class action lawsuit; but I'll give   
   > Apple all the information and I will require that Apple explain HOW my   
   > BSSID got into their WPS database, since that will let me know if it's just   
   > me or everyone who tries to opt out of Apple's insecure WPS database.   
      
   Any timescale for when your class action will be issued? (And I wouldn't   
   accept "it's just you" claims; see the [UK Post Office] "Horizon" scandal.)   
      
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