As if hiding your SSID does anything beyond making you stick out as having something to hide, or that wardrivers would respect the suffix to your SSID

The _nomap suffix prevents Apple devices from automatically mapping a WiFi connection.

Did ya even read the article?

Yeah, I did. Did ya consider there’s more than just Apple who are collecting this data?

PS: each company has a different suffix, so you’re going to need to add a few more suffixes for them to even consider voluntarily not collecting that data.

What a great point you make: know your threat model, know your environment, act accordingly.

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