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   Marian to Carlos E.R.   
   Re: How to test if your access point BSS   
   11 Dec 25 19:13:07   
   
   XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, comp.mobile.android, misc.phone.mobile.iphone   
   From: marianjones@helpfulpeople.com   
      
   Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >> There must be millions upon millions of people who do not consent to   
   >> tracking, even as there must be billions who consent to tracking their AP.   
   >   
   > Huh, no. Maybe 80% of users do not even know they have that option.   
   > Their ISP gives them a router, they just plug it in, done.   
   >   
   > Only geeks and technical people know.   
      
   I always agree with any sensibly stated viewpoint, where I must also agree   
   with you that most people probably have no idea they can opt out of   
   tracking.   
      
   Worse, even we geeky people don't necessarily realize there are different   
   ways to opt out of each database, even as most use "_nomap" but not all.   
      
   For example, Microsoft & Qualcomm force us to give them our BSSID just to   
   opt out!   
       
       
      
   The horrid thing is nobody but Mozilla (whom I'm in contact with   
   separately) tells us what their policy is for hidden SSID optouts.   
       
      
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