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11-06-2014, 08:13 PM
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Where have you been? Your smartphone wi-fi can tell anyone who asks (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNF15F2s-fTqsZsMH7pIDn8Jqsyt5g&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&ei=XeRbVKDaFubEmAKQ6YGgAw&url=http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/where-have-you-been-your-smartphone-wi-fi-can-tell-anyone-who-asks-110614.html)
ConsumerAffairs
However, a recent experiment at ArsTechnica illustrates another risk from public wi-fi hotspots: anytime you use Apple or Google mobile location services, you're also broadcasting a disturbingly large amount of data about your recent (and not-so-recent ...
Courtesy of WestNet City Wi-Fi
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Where have you been? Your smartphone wi-fi can tell anyone who asks (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNF15F2s-fTqsZsMH7pIDn8Jqsyt5g&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&ei=XeRbVKDaFubEmAKQ6YGgAw&url=http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/where-have-you-been-your-smartphone-wi-fi-can-tell-anyone-who-asks-110614.html)
ConsumerAffairs
However, a recent experiment at ArsTechnica illustrates another risk from public wi-fi hotspots: anytime you use Apple or Google mobile location services, you're also broadcasting a disturbingly large amount of data about your recent (and not-so-recent ...
Courtesy of WestNet City Wi-Fi
www.westnet.ca