Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security

From	Paul <nospam@needed.invalid>
Newsgroups	misc.phone.mobile.iphone, alt.comp.os.windows-10, comp.mobile.android, alt.internet.wireless
Subject	Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security
Date	2025-12-19 00:20 -0500
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On Thu, 12/18/2025 4:29 PM, Marian wrote:
> Marian wrote:
>>   BSSID: 8c:85:80:d1:be:37
>>   Latitude: 32.45985031
>>   Longitude: -93.81759643000001
>>     BSSID: 8e:76:3f:f8:5d:cd
>>   Latitude: 32.4594841
>>   Longitude: -93.8175888
>>     BSSID: 92:76:3f:f8:5d:cd
>>   Latitude: 32.4594841
>>   Longitude: -93.81756591
>>     BSSID: 92:95:51:b5:b6:ae
>>   Latitude: 32.45910644
>>   Longitude: -93.81759643000001
> 
> Does anyone have any idea why the highly insecure Apple WPS database
> contains GPS entries to this illogically numerous set of decimal places?

It's a lab accident. Beakers hair is on fire now.

   https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b4/Beaker_%28Muppet%29-en.jpg

If the database does not sanitize inputs, a thing like that could happen.
(Storing data as strings, not as numbers.)

If multiple BSSID reports with slightly varying GPS coords come in,
some sort of math could average the coordinates or so.

It's just as likely to be a not-representable-number problem, but
you would need to find a better "calc" to work on that aspect.

It really amounts to some sort of sloppy workmanship.

   Paul

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Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Marian <marianjones@helpfulpeople.com> - 2025-12-06 11:39 -0700
  Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Marian <marianjones@helpfulpeople.com> - 2025-12-06 11:47 -0700
  Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-12-07 11:05 +0000
    Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Marian <marianjones@helpfulpeople.com> - 2025-12-07 16:23 -0700
      Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-12-08 07:54 +0000
        Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-12-10 00:13 +0100
          Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Marian <marianjones@helpfulpeople.com> - 2025-12-09 19:38 -0700
          Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-12-10 08:07 +0000
            Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-12-11 13:12 +0100
              Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Marian <marianjones@helpfulpeople.com> - 2025-12-12 19:52 -0700
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-12-13 08:59 +0000
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-12-14 21:13 +0100
          Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-12-10 21:37 -0800
            Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-12-11 13:13 +0100
        Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Marian <marianjones@helpfulpeople.com> - 2025-12-09 19:22 -0700
          Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-12-10 08:49 +0000
            Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-12-10 19:29 +0000
              Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Marian <marianjones@helpfulpeople.com> - 2025-12-10 14:20 -0700
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-12-11 15:29 +0000
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Marian <marianjones@helpfulpeople.com> - 2025-12-12 20:00 -0700
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-12-13 12:47 +0000
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Marian <marianjones@helpfulpeople.com> - 2025-12-13 20:08 -0700
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Marian <marianjones@helpfulpeople.com> - 2025-12-14 01:15 -0700
            Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Marian <marianjones@helpfulpeople.com> - 2025-12-10 14:17 -0700
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                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Marian <marianjones@helpfulpeople.com> - 2025-12-14 02:07 -0700
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Marian <marianjones@helpfulpeople.com> - 2025-12-14 02:54 -0700
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-12-14 10:58 +0000
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Marian <marianjones@helpfulpeople.com> - 2025-12-14 10:24 -0700
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-12-15 07:15 +0000
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Marian <marianjones@helpfulpeople.com> - 2025-12-15 08:46 +0000
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Marian <marianjones@helpfulpeople.com> - 2025-12-15 02:52 -0700
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Marian <marianjones@helpfulpeople.com> - 2025-12-15 05:22 -0700
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-12-15 15:09 +0000
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Marian <marianjones@helpfulpeople.com> - 2025-12-15 12:01 -0700
              Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-12-11 13:16 +0100
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Marian <marianjones@helpfulpeople.com> - 2025-12-12 20:14 -0700
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-12-13 08:59 +0000
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-12-14 21:30 +0100
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-12-14 20:57 +0000
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Marian <marianjones@helpfulpeople.com> - 2025-12-15 12:28 -0700
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-12-16 15:01 +0000
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Marian <marianjones@helpfulpeople.com> - 2025-12-16 23:46 -0700
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-12-17 11:07 +0000
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Marian <marianjones@helpfulpeople.com> - 2025-12-17 04:45 -0700
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-12-17 15:21 +0000
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Marian <marianjones@helpfulpeople.com> - 2025-12-18 10:25 -0700
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-12-16 22:56 +0100
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Marian <marianjones@helpfulpeople.com> - 2025-12-16 23:43 -0700
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-12-14 21:37 +0000
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-12-14 22:57 -0500
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-12-15 20:03 +0100
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                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-12-15 16:42 -0500
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Marian <marianjones@helpfulpeople.com> - 2025-12-15 21:51 -0700
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-12-16 03:06 +0100
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Marian <marianjones@helpfulpeople.com> - 2025-12-15 21:38 -0700
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-12-16 08:37 +0000
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                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Marian <marianjones@helpfulpeople.com> - 2025-12-16 23:40 -0700
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-12-16 15:12 +0000
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Marian <marianjones@helpfulpeople.com> - 2025-12-16 23:36 -0700
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-12-16 15:35 +0000
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-12-16 22:57 +0100
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Marian <marianjones@helpfulpeople.com> - 2025-12-18 14:29 -0700
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-12-19 00:20 -0500
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-12-19 10:08 +0000
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Marian <marianjones@helpfulpeople.com> - 2025-12-19 08:37 -0700
                Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Marian <marianjones@helpfulpeople.com> - 2025-12-15 12:22 -0700
          Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-12-10 21:38 -0800
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              Re: Discussion: How to set up your mobile devices & home router for privacy/security Marian <marianjones@helpfulpeople.com> - 2025-12-12 20:18 -0700

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