[izacus]

The original title of the article is "How apps track your location without asking for permission".

Reading the article to the end:

>> The same method also applies to iOS, which has greater user location data privacy protection. Nonetheless, iOS still allows acquiring the current connected wifi BSSID. A user can deny the location requests on an iOS device at will. However, an app using wifi BSSID can still get a user’s static location without asking.

So singling out Android in HN submission title is grossly misleading. Especially since reading this comments shows that people don't read the articles posted -_-

[the-dude]

> So singling out Android in HN submission title is grossly > misleading. Especially since reading this comments shows > that people don't read the articles posted -_-

I have always considered HN the 'new Slashdot'

[j_baker]

You know, every time I personally write a blog post, I've learned to just assume that people will only read the title. If I'm lucky they may also see a subtitle or read the first paragraph. But unless you just write some compelling content, almost nobody will read it all the way through. You can't blame people. We're so inundated with information these days, we have to skim through things.

[r00fus]

I disable wifi everywhere but my home network. Even work (mainly because of reasonable traffic shaping on work wifi that doesn't align with my needs).

On iOS only the connected wifi will expose the BSSID.

Turn off promiscuous mode on iOS, don't join random networks, and you can't be tracked this way.

[sctb]

Thanks, we updated the title to the article's.