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Except an average person can’t be expected to understand what “broadcasting an SSID” even means, compared to putting some numbers on your house that are require
by cle 5y ago
Except an average person can’t be expected to understand what “broadcasting an SSID” even means, compared to putting some numbers on your house that are required for essential services. It’s even doubly deceptive because then you need to understand the privacy implications of Google’s data capture, how it feeds into their ad business, etc. I understand all of this stuff but I don’t think it’s reasonable for people in general to, and I think people do have a “reasonable expectation of privacy” when it comes to their SSIDs. Nobody installs a router/AP and thinks “okay good, now Google can index my SSID”, they think “now I can securely connect my devices to my private network”.
(Just to be clear this is not a legal argument.)
- vesinisa 5y agoThey don't need to understand the technical details to realize that network names are public information if they have ever connected to a network in an urban setting, where you can always see your neighbors network names in addition to yours.