trippingonthewire@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoUsually connect to Walmart's WiFi but they changed their policy I guess, won't be doing that now...lemmy.mlimagemessage-square228fedilinkarrow-up1696arrow-down121
arrow-up1675arrow-down1imageUsually connect to Walmart's WiFi but they changed their policy I guess, won't be doing that now...lemmy.mltrippingonthewire@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square228fedilink
minus-squaregullible@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up24arrow-down2·1 year agoYour phone simply being in the store with Wi-Fi enabled makes you personally identifiable. A request for your email when they have your location, shopping habits, taste in electronics, estimated address, browsing habits, and your full appearance isn’t shocking. That no one has pointed this out yet is a bit eye opening.
minus-squareᗪᗩᗰᑎ@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up17·1 year agoMac address randomization has been enabled by default since Android 10. I would assume iPhone does something similar.
minus-squareLinus_Torvalds@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoOh, ok. Thanks for linking it! :)
minus-squaregullible@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoiOS requires each network to individually be randomized, there’s no singular setting, unfortunately.
minus-squarewreckedcarzz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoPer-network, though, not per-connection.
minus-squareNumber1SummerJam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 year agoBuy RFID/NFC shields for all your tap cards in your wallet, these can be used to track your presence
minus-squareashtrix@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThat was an interesting read. Didn’t know stores were doing that.
Your phone simply being in the store with Wi-Fi enabled makes you personally identifiable. A request for your email when they have your location, shopping habits, taste in electronics, estimated address, browsing habits, and your full appearance isn’t shocking. That no one has pointed this out yet is a bit eye opening.
Mac address randomization has been enabled by default since Android 10. I would assume iPhone does something similar.
Oh, ok. Thanks for linking it! :)
iOS requires each network to individually be randomized, there’s no singular setting, unfortunately.
Per-network, though, not per-connection.
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Buy RFID/NFC shields for all your tap cards in your wallet, these can be used to track your presence
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That was an interesting read. Didn’t know stores were doing that.