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A comment on Ask HN: I use a VPN and Google appear to be the only one knowing my location. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: I use a VPN and Google appear to be the only one ... by Triv888 on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @02:54PM (#25574034)
On desktop/linux/firefox/private window and vpn, how can Google know which Wi-Fi network I'm connected to?
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Re:Ask HN: I use a VPN and Google appear to be the only one ... by dylz on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @06:45PM (#25576514)
HTML5 geolocation if you ever click allow even one time can granularly identify location based on where you are. It sends nearby MAC and correlates this to wardriving-equivalent scans. You do not need to be connected to wifi.
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