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Date: 5 Dec 2025 19:57:21 GMT
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On 2025-12-05, Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:
> Marian <marianjones@helpfulpeople.com> wrote:
>> Chris wrote:
>>> No you don't. You said you could track me "if you were a bad guy". I gave
>>> you permission and you could do nothing. Your paranoia is  baseless.
>> 
>> https://github.com/darkosancanin/apple_bssid_locator
>> 
>> Let's say someone walks into the store to buy a router, and I watch them,
>> knowing the router BSSID is printed on the box (so I write it down). 
>> 
>> Until they retire that router, I can find where they installed that router,
>> and it will be most likely where they live.
>
> So you can only track me if you physically sell me the router in a shop and
> write down the MAC address? 

Even then it's not guaranteed to work. I just ran the script and plugged
my BSSID in and got nothing. 😉

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