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Almost all Android devices do the same, they just send probe requests with all known networks. That is why you can automatically connect to "hidden" networks. J

Almost all Android devices do the same, they just send probe requests with all known networks. That is why you can automatically connect to "hidden" networks. Just run kismet or wireshark and see for yourself.

BoorishBears 10y ago
And it can be used to uniquely identify devices and track them with fairly standard hardware
- epistasis 10y ago
  Doesn't a MAC address get broadcast anyway? Unless wifi devices are randomizing their MAC addresses that seems like a fairly trackable thing.
  - nitrogen 10y ago
    IIRC newer iOS devices do randomize the MAC address used for probes.