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Ask HN: Are iPhones reporting the locations of all WiFi networks back to Apple?
- andrewstuart 4y agoAnd if yes, are there privacy issues? Why are they doing this? Presumably this is how physical machines are able to tell the network where they are located? What if I don't want my wifi networks located physically? Can I opt out?
- nathants 4y agoafaik apple and google do this to help maps work better without relying on gps. you localize yourself by looking up the wifi networks you can see. google streetview cars and many others collect this information all the time. to opt out, stop using wifi. not much else to do.
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