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0 pointsuntog11y ago0 comments

But SSIDs are not private. At all. Should what the outside of your house look like be private information? How would that work? What about when I appear in the background of a photo someone took on the street?

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paulojreis11y ago

> Should what the outside of your house look like be private information?

Everyone knows that someone can record the outside of your house; not everyone knows that SSIDs with location can (and actually are!) registered. Do you notice the difference? You can't assume that WLAN specifics are as tacit as knowing that people can look at my house!

untogOP11y ago

Even if you did explain to everyone that their SSIDs are being indexed - what would you tell them is actually being indexed? What personal information are they giving up? Your address, age, other residents of your house are already listed publicly. The name you gave your wireless network pales in comparison.

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paulojreis11y ago

> Should what the outside of your house look like be private information?

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