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Apple Geolocation API Exposes Wi-Fi Access Points Worldwide (www.darkreading.com)

submitted 4 months ago by BrikoX to c/apple

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Beyond the devices that use them, Wi-Fi hubs themselves can leak interesting data, thanks to some quirks in Apple's geolocation system.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

I give it a year at most before they patch it tight. Not for any philanthropic reasons, but purely because responding to that many queries is going to cost them extra server time that'll be noticed eventually now that word is out and people are going to start hitting the api more often.