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[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago (3 children)

... What? You think WiFi is anonymous?

[–] filcuk@lemmy.zip 5 points 11 months ago

It can sometimes triangulate you better than the cell towers.

[–] Pantherina@feddit.de 4 points 11 months ago

If you randomize your Mac address (which is default on GrapheneOS and Fedora now) you are pretty anonymous to the wifi network.

Of course websites see where you are, they always do that. Use Tor or a VPN.

[–] Cqrd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

WiFi isn't as safe as they apparently think it is lol

If the SSID you connect to is unique enough, there's a site that can literally pinpoint your location. If you have any other SSIDs around you, it's basically guaranteed. That's why there's a bunch of apps that log the SSIDs around you, to get your location without having to ask.

That's not even considering the entire rest of WiFi that's not anonymous