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IshKebab 12 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Surveilling the masses with wi-fi-based positionin...

No, I'm pretty sure Google (or Skyhook?) fixed this issue in like 2012. I assumed Apple had done the same.

sambazi 12 months ago [–]

what issue are you referring to?

IshKebab 12 months ago | [–]

They used to have an API that would let you submit a single ssid and get its location. I believe their fix was that you needed to submit at least 2 (maybe more) ssids and it would only return the location if they were in close proximity.

Seems like Apple didn't get the message.

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