Re:Routers cyber security best practices
by gear54rus on Sunday June 02, 2024 @09:43AM
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how do you know this will work at all?
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No other way than taking their word for it [1]
> In late March 2024, Apple quietly updated its website to note that anyone can opt out of having the location of their wireless access points collected and shared by Apple — by appending “_nomap” to the end of the Wi-Fi access point’s name (SSID). Adding “_nomap” to your Wi-Fi network name also blocks Google from indexing its location.
> Asked about the changes, Apple said they have respected the “_nomap” flag on SSIDs for some time, but that this was only called out in a support article earlier this year.
[1] https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/05/why-your-wi-fi-router-do...