m-p{3}@lemmy.ca to Technology@beehaw.org · 11 months agoGoogle delays its upgraded Find My Device network until Apple can add safety alertswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up166arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: technews
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Also, Android users will soon begin seeing notifications for unknown item trackers that are traveling with them — no separate app downloads or installs required.
minus-squareAbraNidoran@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-211 months agoFrom what I recall they were saving all the packets being broadcast as they drove past. (as opposed to only logging SSIDs) Edit: Yup, it is as I had thought - but also it was more intentional than I had remembered: https://www.wired.com/2012/05/google-wifi-fcc-investigation/ (unpaywalled link) https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wired.com%2F2012%2F05%2Fgoogle-wifi-fcc-investigation%2F
From what I recall they were saving all the packets being broadcast as they drove past. (as opposed to only logging SSIDs)
Edit: Yup, it is as I had thought - but also it was more intentional than I had remembered: https://www.wired.com/2012/05/google-wifi-fcc-investigation/
(unpaywalled link) https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wired.com%2F2012%2F05%2Fgoogle-wifi-fcc-investigation%2F