Re: home screen icon to connect to wi-fi network

Enrico Papaloma, 2024-09-19 03:05:

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Remember the home router is always set to not broadcast your BSSID/SSID
pair, which is prudent not for security but for privacy reasons since then
phones don't upload your unique BSSID/SSID pair to Internet databases.

Why do you think, that the phone won't do this, when it is *connected*
to that SSID?

So two things are set which most people don't know why they'd set them.
(1) The home router is set to NOT BROADCAST your unique BSSID/SSID pair.
(2) The phone is set to NOT AUTO CONNECT to any known wi-fi access points.
 
Those are set for privacy.
Not for security.

What has auto-connect to do with privacy if you are using your own WiFi
network?

Most people don't understand the difference, but the end result is if you
leave auto connect on the default setting, then your phone will constantly
shout out your unique BSSID/SSID pair everywhere you go in the world.

Do you have a source where one can learn more about this?

That allows anyone with even minimum skills to track your every movement.
I don't want that.

With even "minimum skills"? How?

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