Subj : Re: Spontaneous locale change on Bookworm
To   : The Natural Philosopher
From : druck
Date : Wed Sep 25 2024 11:55:05

On 25/09/2024 11:21, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 24/09/2024 21:19, druck wrote:
>> On 24/09/2024 16:33, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>> On 24/09/2024 16:25, bp@www.zefox.net wrote:
>>>> These entries change every few scans, and I don't know what the
>>>> hidden ESSID entries represent.
>>>
>> Possibly, but could be things like Amazon Firesticks. I got quite
>> concerned when a couple of hidden ESSIDs with fairly high strength on
>> the channel I was using followed me around when I switched channels on
>> the router. But I then tracked it down to the couple of Firesticks on
>> the non smart TVs, I've no idea why they do this though.
>>
> I was amazed sitting in an airport to notice 'amandasIPhone'...

That's just someone with network sharing on their phone.

---druck

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