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   Carlos E.R. to Marian   
   Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobil   
   10 Dec 25 00:09:23   
   
   XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, alt.comp.os.windows-10, comp.mobile.android   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2025-12-08 00:10, Marian wrote:   
   > Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >>>>> Which means you cannot trust that any information returned is accurate.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Makes for a pretty bad way to track someone...   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Much better than looking on the entire world. That's pretty good,   
   >>>> actually.   
   >>> Except you first have to find a way to associate the BSSID with a   
   >>> particular individual.   
   >>   
   >> Sure.   
   >   
   > I just want the people here to understand that when your BSSID is in   
   > Apple's database, and if you live in a rural area (such as I do),   
   > then your GPS coordinates returned to 8 decimal places... is you.   
   >   
   > If you move, then they can track where you moved.   
      
   Sure.   
      
   >   
   > For example, an enterprising coder could query the Apple WPS database for   
   > all routers that moved between locations to put them into a database.   
   >   
   > Then they could sell that database to professionals who target people who   
   > just moved. That's only one example, as I'm not that type of person.   
   >   
   > It could be more nefarious in that with Apple's insecure WPS database, you   
   > can *target* individuals, which again, I don't advocate but it can be done.   
   >   
   > But the fact is you can be tracked anywhere in the world if you use the   
   > same router, which very often people who have moved will easily do.   
      
   Considering that here the router is often provided by the Telco, when   
   you move you have to hand over the old router, and get a new one with   
   the new contract at the new destination.   
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
   ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;   
      
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