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by hrehhf 3428 days ago
Have you noticed that Starbucks has wifi sponsored from Google? Considering that Google tracks everything else, it is reasonable to assume they track MAC addresses at nearly every Starbucks, too. It has been reported that shopping centers do this as well. You do not have to actually be connected to their SSID either because your MAC address will be broadcast with any frames transmitted.