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Re:Does disabling Wi-Fi prevent my Android phone from sendin... by massel on Thursday August 31, 2017 @12:01PM (#15141222)
TL;DR (from TFA): No. We show that another option, called "Always allow scanning", when activated, makes a device send Wi-Fi frames which can be used to track this device, even if the Wi-Fi switch is off. This option is not clearly described in all Android versions, and sometimes even not deactivatable. Besides, the Google Maps application prompts the user to activate this option.
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Re:Does disabling Wi-Fi prevent my Android phone from sendin... by ringaroundthetx on Thursday August 31, 2017 @12:05PM (#15141260)
TL;DR: No. Just from the rule of journalism about asking a question in the title.
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Re:Does disabling Wi-Fi prevent my Android phone from sendin... by DC-3 on Thursday August 31, 2017 @12:50PM (#15141652)
In fairness, in this instance 'No' is the interesting answer.
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Re:Does disabling Wi-Fi prevent my Android phone from sendin... by fny on Thursday August 31, 2017 @12:49PM (#15141648)
But... "Is Betteridge's law of headlines correct?"
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Re:Does disabling Wi-Fi prevent my Android phone from sendin... by CharlesW on Thursday August 31, 2017 @12:36PM (#15141517)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headline...
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