TL;DR: #Apple don't care that much about your privacy (*gasp*); and if you don't want your router or access point's BSSID to be passively scanned by hundreds of nearby devices and sent to Apple (and #Google), append "_nomap" to its SSID.
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/05/why-your-wi-fi-router-doubles-as-an-apple-airtag/
#privacy #networking #google #security #gps #tracking #wifi
Sam Howell /
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2024-05-23 08:51:03
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