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So presumably a (default) broadcast Probe Request would not disclose saved network names but somehow this doesn't appear to be true? Hence my question?
by gkoz 12y ago
So presumably a (default) broadcast Probe Request would not disclose saved network names but somehow this doesn't appear to be true? Hence my question?
- ryan-c 12y agoThis may be a bug in wpa_supplicant, I'm not sure. I looked at the code, and it seems to be trying to avoid using the SSID in a probe unless this value is set to 1, but the code is structured such that the check needs to be done in many places so one of them may have omitted it. Should be in scan.c.
- gkoz 12y agoTurns out it's not a bug, it's a feature called Preferred Network Offload. Some useful links can be found here: http://www.reddit.com/r/androidapps/comments/2u2ww0/dev_wifi_privacypolice_prevents_your_smartphone/coejqeu http://www.reddit.com/r/androidapps/comments/2u2ww0/dev_wifi...
- cesarb 12y ago> Preferred Network Offload Looks like you found the bug, thanks: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/07/your-android-device-telling-world-where-youve-been https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/07/your-android-device-te... So it's a bug after all.