Comment by walterbell

Comment by walterbell 6 hours ago

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When WiFi is enabled, iPhones usually broadcast a list of previously connected SSIDs, which can be used in fingerprinting. Fortunately, shortcuts can disable (not just disconnect) WiFi.

> I wonder what telemetry tells them about this icon

Do workaround articles count as telemetry? https://allthings.how/how-to-get-wi-fi-cellular-and-bluetoot... & https://old.reddit.com/r/ios/comments/1fidfm0/ios_18_psa_you...

aembleton 2 hours ago

> iPhones usually broadcast a list of previously connected SSIDs

Why would they broadcast this? Wouldn't they just be listening for SSIDs?