Usually connect to Walmart's WiFi but they changed their policy I guess, won't be doing that now...lemmy.mlimage trippingonthewire ( @trippingonthewire@lemmy.ml ) Privacy@lemmy.ml • 1 year ago message-square92fedilinkarrow-up1364
arrow-up1364imageUsually connect to Walmart's WiFi but they changed their policy I guess, won't be doing that now...lemmy.ml trippingonthewire ( @trippingonthewire@lemmy.ml ) Privacy@lemmy.ml • 1 year ago message-square92fedilink
minus-square gullible ( @gullible@kbin.social ) linkfedilink11•1 year agoYour phone simply being in the store with Wi-Fi enabled makes you personally identifiable. A request for your email when they have your location, shopping habits, taste in electronics, estimated address, browsing habits, and your full appearance isn’t shocking. That no one has pointed this out yet is a bit eye opening.
minus-square ᗪᗩᗰᑎ ( @KLISHDFSDF@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilink9•1 year agoMac address randomization has been enabled by default since Android 10. I would assume iPhone does something similar.
minus-square gullible ( @gullible@kbin.social ) linkfedilink2•1 year agoiOS requires each network to individually be randomized, there’s no singular setting, unfortunately.
minus-square ashtrix ( @ashtrix@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilink1•1 year agoThat was an interesting read. Didn’t know stores were doing that.
Your phone simply being in the store with Wi-Fi enabled makes you personally identifiable. A request for your email when they have your location, shopping habits, taste in electronics, estimated address, browsing habits, and your full appearance isn’t shocking. That no one has pointed this out yet is a bit eye opening.
Mac address randomization has been enabled by default since Android 10. I would assume iPhone does something similar.
iOS requires each network to individually be randomized, there’s no singular setting, unfortunately.
That was an interesting read. Didn’t know stores were doing that.