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Re:Microsoft Just Killed the "Cover for Me" Excuse: 365 Now ... by pbhjpbhj on Friday January 30, 2026 @03:04PM (#46829132)
There are public databases of APs. Google reportedly used their Android users to sniff APs (?), and used StreetView vehicles to wardrive. MS can surely pin many APs to user's PII and locations just on the data they already have?
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Re:Microsoft Just Killed the "Cover for Me" Excuse: 365 Now ... by acheong08 on Friday January 30, 2026 @03:10PM (#46829228)
> Google reportedly used their Android users to sniff APs

Pretty sure that's how it works across all phones. I know that's how Apple gets their location services database at least.

https://github.com/acheong08/apple-corelocation-experiments

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