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Re:There’s a Multibillion-Dollar Market for Your Phone’s Loc... by throw3849 on Saturday October 02, 2021 @05:01PM (#28732040)
WiFi on phone sends periodic pings to discover new access points. MAC is unique...
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Re:There’s a Multibillion-Dollar Market for Your Phone’s Loc... by goatsi on Saturday October 02, 2021 @07:45PM (#28733214)
That hasn't been true for years, both Apple and Android devices now use a random MAC for probing pings.

https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/security/secb9cb3140c/...

https://source.android.com/devices/tech/connect/wifi-mac-ran...

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Re:There’s a Multibillion-Dollar Market for Your Phone’s Loc... by fsflover on Saturday October 02, 2021 @05:41PM (#28732340)
Librem 5 smartphone has hardware kill switches for WiFi/Bluetooth and cellular modem.
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