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Why would Instagram be able to see an SSID?
by HeatrayEnjoyer 2y ago
Why would Instagram be able to see an SSID?
- lynndotpy 2y agoPermissions to manage network information. Apps on Android (and I believe iOS, but I'm not 100% certain) with network permissions can see broadcast SSIDs. These are often used alongside geolocation; we used to call this wardriving: https://en.wikipedia.org/Wardriving https://en.wikipedia.org/Wardriving Google also does this, and allows you to opt-out of collection from clients if you include "_nomap" at the end of your SSID: https://support.google.com/maps/answer/1725632 https://support.google.com/maps/answer/1725632