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Alternatively, and maybe sub-optimally depending on your priorities, disable SSID broadcasting on your AP(s). Google might index it from devices that are manual
by user3939382 5y ago
Alternatively, and maybe sub-optimally depending on your priorities, disable SSID broadcasting on your AP(s). Google might index it from devices that are manually connected but it won't be usable for the geolocation of others.
- gruez 5y agoAFAIK that's actually worse because devices that remembered that SSID would be continually sending probes containing that SSID, everywhere you go. https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/221261/does-android-send-wi-fi-probe-requests-to-saved-hidden-networks https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/221261/does-andr...
- spiderice 5y agoExcuse my ignorance, but why is that a problem? Presumably, whoever is snooping on said broadcasts doesn't know how to find "my_awesome_wifi", do they? Would the attack be "harvest SSIDs from Starbucks and then drive around the neighborhood until you find the house it belongs to"?
- gruez 5y ago>Excuse my ignorance, but why is that a problem? fingerprinting/tracking. even with wifi mac randomization enabled, if you see a given client broadcasting a certain set of SSIDs you can use that to track them.