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Re:Unifi Travel Router by walterbell on Tuesday December 23, 2025 @08:20PM (#46371418)
> presents to your devices as part of your home WiFi

That will be fun for browser geolocation based on WiFi name.

Re:Unifi Travel Router by shermantanktop on Tuesday December 23, 2025 @08:43PM (#46371577)
In a 1 bit environment (==single SSID visible), sure. But most of the time multiple SSIDs are visible, and correlate to each, making detection of abnormalities easier. And the lat/long is also visible to help disambiguate.
Re:Unifi Travel Router by gruez on Tuesday December 23, 2025 @11:27PM (#46372454)
I think OP meant the opposite issue of broadcasting "I live at 123 evergreen terrace" everywhere you go, because SSIDs are vaguely unique.
Re:Unifi Travel Router by walterbell on Tuesday December 23, 2025 @09:04PM (#46371683)
Would both the stationary and mobile instances of that SSID be visible on public databases like https://wigle.net?
Re:Unifi Travel Router by lostlogin on Tuesday December 23, 2025 @11:17PM (#46372395)
You’ve reminded me of a project I started and never got it working. A home network on a vpn to another location.

So the usually ssid is in my home country, and another ssid is based somewhere else geographically.