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Re:Google staff 'knew of wi-fi snooping' by Spearchucker on Monday April 30, 2012 @08:57AM (#3908999)
From your link: "...your WiFi access point has to broadcast it’s identity to the public in the clear..."

It doesn't. You can hide the SSID.

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Re:Google staff 'knew of wi-fi snooping' by tomflack on Monday April 30, 2012 @09:05AM (#3909027)
Hiding the SSID breaks 802.11 specifications and isn't actually hidden anyway. It isn't private, it was never intended to be private.
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Re:Google staff 'knew of wi-fi snooping' by itg on Monday April 30, 2012 @10:35AM (#3909400)
Extremely easy to get around and doesn't accomplish anything.
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