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No, the SSIDs are used to assist the GPS on where the user is located. Likewise, the data is used to triangulate a user in a specific business/location without
by mcast 5y ago
No, the SSIDs are used to assist the GPS on where the user is located. Likewise, the data is used to triangulate a user in a specific business/location without needing access to GPS (some more nefarious uses: user is connected to "Joe's Psychiatry Wifi" every Wednesday, maybe we could group the user as a depressed adult for advertisers).
- Nextgrid 5y ago> user is connected to "Joe's Psychiatry Wifi" every Wednesday, maybe we could group the user as a depressed adult for advertisers If you can think of any kind of nefarious use for data, you can safely bet that Zuckerberg has already done it: https://web.archive.org/web/20160830031017/http://fusion.net/story/339018/facebook-psychiatrist-privacy-problems/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160830031017/http://fusion.net...
- gowld 5y ago> No, the SSIDs are used to assist the GPS on where the user is located. and vice versa, GPS is used to assist on where the SSIDs are located.