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   Marian to Marian   
   Re: Tutorial: Query the Apple database w   
   08 Dec 25 20:47:33   
   
   XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.comp.microsoft.windows, alt.c   
   mp.os.windows-11   
   From: marianjones@helpfulpeople.com   
      
   Marian wrote:   
   > My query shows that my exact location is clearly identified by Apple's WPS   
   > database, so I believe this is a class-action-suit valid privacy flaw.   
      
   UPDATE:   
      
   While I was documenting the problem set, I noticed that the number of   
   decimal places is only 6 in the web page but 8 in the python query.   
      
   a. https://wavedigger.networksurvey.app/?tab=bssid&bssid=11-22-33-AA-BB-CC   
   b. python.exe apple_bssid_locator.py 11:22:33:AA:BB:CC   
      
             **   
      
   But it doesn't really matter, at least not with theoretical calculations:   
    6 decimal places: ~11 cm resolution.   
    8 decimal places: ~1 mm resolution.   
    The specific difference between them is only about 4cm.   
      
   What's really different is if you live in the boonies, the BSSID is you.   
   If you're in the city, the BSSID might be you or people close to you.   
      
   Note: It also matters how "close to your BSSID" the Apple devices are.   
   In my case, they're right here, next to me, so they're close to the router.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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