Apple tracking of WLAN APs (was: Re: Apple changed their documentation at my request but it proves they don't care about privacy)

Sep 03, 2026 0 Replies


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>> Those scripts proved I could collect a list of every single access
>> point in Apple's database, just as researchers Eric Rye and Dave
>> Levin did, using a simple perl script which proved the results of
>> their paper, and which went further to prove that my own
>> hidden-broadcast SSIDs were in that database.
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> I don’t understand what you’re complaining about, exactly. Your wi-fi
> network broadcasts its existence to all and sundry, and yet you feel
> upset when somebody collects that information and passes it on.

In the EU, I suppose the collection of this information by Apple Computer, Inc. would be under the purview of the GDPR, Apple being a corporate entity and all?


And hiding SSIDs is a complete waste of time, which gains you nothing
> in security or privacy. Don’t do it.

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