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Re:FragAttacks: new security vulnerabilities that affect wi-... by brobdingnagians on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @05:53PM (#27124041)
It would be better to have a beacon that simply broadcasts that you do not want to be tracked, with no further identifying features. There isn't really a good reason for identifying you to then look up that you don't want to be tracked. Make that legally binding and enforce it.

Or, better yet, make it totally opt in.

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Re:FragAttacks: new security vulnerabilities that affect wi-... by farrelmahaztra on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @06:19PM (#27124308)
How would opt-in work in practice? Say, if this gets pushed out on $CAFE public wifi for analytics. Would it be something akin to "tick this consent box to use the wifi"?

And if $CAFE tracks you regardless of you not ticking the box or connecting to the network, how do I detect that as a regular customer?

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