• ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org
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    11 hours ago

    that works until they start connecting to wifi networks that are open, or to which they somehow got to know the credentials

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      4 hours ago

      Fake news, as far as I can tell. Lots of claims this is happening, but nobody has brought receipts. Considering how easy it would be to catch, and how likely illegal it is to connect to and use networks without permission, this is definitely an urban legend.

      • ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org
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        2 hours ago

        Lots of claims this is happening

        I don’t know of this is happening, but I don’t see how a small automatic updare couldn’t “add this feature”

        Considering how easy it would be to catch,

        how easy it would be?