How about a limited API that lets a program scan for a particular SSID - so it can look for a "PioneerSoundsystem" SSID, but it's much harder to scan for all SS

How about a limited API that lets a program scan for a particular SSID - so it can look for a "PioneerSoundsystem" SSID, but it's much harder to scan for all SSID's. Still not perfect, since it can search for well-known SSID's like "StarbucksWifi" or "Comcast", but it limits the exposure - the API could have a limit on how many SSID's can be searched for by the app before you need to re-authorize it, so it can only search for 6 SSID's instead of the top 10,000 SSID's. Or the permission request can include the SSID "This app asking for permission to search for PioneerSoundsystem SSID" or maybe a prefix like "PioneerSoundsystem-*" so they can append unique ID's. Though in reality it will never happen because few people care -- most people are happy granting the app whatever permission it requests.