Path: csiph.com!2.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!usenet.goja.nl.eu.org!newsfeed.bofh.team!news.tcpreset.net!newsgate.tebibyte.org!.POSTED.48.red-79-150-116.dynamicip.rima-tde.net!Telcontar.valinor!not-for-mail From: "Carlos E.R." Newsgroups: comp.lang.python,misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.mobile.android,alt.internet.wireless,alt.comp.os.windows-10 Subject: Re: Apple changed their documentation at my request but it proves they don't care about privacy Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2026 21:28:57 +0200 Organization: Tebibyte_Retro_Gaming Message-ID: References: <117b5u0$1q77$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> <117b9uu$3glj7$1@dont-email.me> <117n0nr$12aj$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Info: mailgate.tebibyte.org; posting-host="48.red-79-150-116.dynamicip.rima-tde.net:79.150.116.48"; logging-data="10553"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@tebibyte.org" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: es-ES, en-CA In-Reply-To: <117n0nr$12aj$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> X-Leafnode-NNTP-Posting-Host: 127.0.0.1 Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:197983 misc.phone.mobile.iphone:202141 comp.mobile.android:155729 alt.internet.wireless:19005 alt.comp.os.windows-10:195627 On 2026-09-07 20:45, Maria Sophia wrote: > Carlos E.R. wrote: >>> And hiding SSIDs is a complete waste of time, which gains you nothing >>> in security or privacy. Don�t do it. >> >> Yep. > > There are two fundamental issues which are making this task more difficult: > 1. The common trolls are *desperate* to infest this thread > (and yet, not a single one of the trolls can possibly add value), > 2. And, people who are NOT trolls, like Carlos above, still do not > (yet) understand the topic because they're applying old knowledge. ... The point we are saying is not what you claim it to be. It is not about Apple storing and publishing BSSIDs of hidden SSIDs. This is bad behaviour by them. Ok. But our point is that you gain nothing by making your AP hidden in the first place. -- Cheers, Carlos. ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;