On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 2:25 AM, Robert Park wrote:
> At the end, the only action he suggests is to clear remembered
> networks from your phone so they don't scan for those networks.
>
> Can somebody explain to me why phones are scanning for networks in the
> first place? Isn't it the routers job
Active scanning shortens the time it takes a station to connect, which
helps minimize outages when a person is mobile and leaving one 802.11
wireless coverage area for another. It's also a way to reduce power
consumption as the receiver scanning function needn't be always on and
listening for AP be
At the end, the only action he suggests is to clear remembered
networks from your phone so they don't scan for those networks.
Can somebody explain to me why phones are scanning for networks in the
first place? Isn't it the routers job to advertise its presence and
then the phone can just passivel
Wifi Privacy Police is a smartphone app that should exist on the
Desktop. Nice video that explains the privacy/security implications of
how Desktops/Smartphones handle Wifi networks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GpNhYy2l08
Ubuntu should address these privacy/security issues, not just on
U
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