Re: Apple changed their documentation at my request but it proves they don't care about privacy

On 2026-09-03 10:09, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
> On Thu, 3 Sep 2026 16:30:15 +0930, Maria Sophia wrote:
> 
>> 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.
> 
> 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.

I guess it is because the SSID is terminated in _nomap, which is 
documented as a flag to Apple and others to not store this SSID in their 
maps. But Apple is/was mapping them all the same.

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

Yep.

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