wraggster
June 11th, 2014, 21:48
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/9168d1de20677e16773fd9f7da343911/200250288/apple-privacy.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/09/ios-8-wifi-privacy/)
Apple made a hullabaloo over iOS 8's (http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/02/apple-ios-8-official/) user-accessible privacy controls during itsWWDC keynote (http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/02/apple-wwdc-2014-liveblog/), but it now appears that some of the biggest safeguards are under the hood. Security guru Frederic Jacobs has noticed (https://twitter.com/FredericJacobs/status/475601665836744704) that iOS 8 uses random network identifiers when scanning for WiFi access, and will only reveal a device's true ID when it connects. In other words, hotspot operators can't get your position simply because you're walking by with an iPhone in hand -- you have to sign in first.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/09/ios-8-wifi-privacy/
Apple made a hullabaloo over iOS 8's (http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/02/apple-ios-8-official/) user-accessible privacy controls during itsWWDC keynote (http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/02/apple-wwdc-2014-liveblog/), but it now appears that some of the biggest safeguards are under the hood. Security guru Frederic Jacobs has noticed (https://twitter.com/FredericJacobs/status/475601665836744704) that iOS 8 uses random network identifiers when scanning for WiFi access, and will only reveal a device's true ID when it connects. In other words, hotspot operators can't get your position simply because you're walking by with an iPhone in hand -- you have to sign in first.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/09/ios-8-wifi-privacy/