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1957 points apokryptein | 1 comments | 02 Feb 25 17:07 UTC | HN request time: 0.412s | source
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password4321 ◴[02 Feb 25 17:56 UTC] No.42910316[source]▶
Is WiFi access point geolocation by SSID or MAC address? Do mobile OS's require additional permissions for apps to get either of these data points?
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1. scarface_74 ◴[03 Feb 25 02:37 UTC] No.42914320[source]▶
On iOS at least you can set the MAC address to be different per access point or to rotate on the same access point or to use your normal MAC