Comment by chatmasta
8 years ago
Every app that has access to nearby WiFi SSIDs (or even just the one you’re connected to) can also turn this data into location data.
In fact I don’t think that is even a gated permission on iOS.
8 years ago
Every app that has access to nearby WiFi SSIDs (or even just the one you’re connected to) can also turn this data into location data.
In fact I don’t think that is even a gated permission on iOS.
This isn't a user-gated permission but an Apple-gated one. Apps can't retrieve the nearby SSID list unless they have the "Hotspot Helper" entitlement from Apple. https://developer.apple.com/documentation/networkextension/n...
Good to know, but that’s only marginally better, as a malicious app developer only needs to come up with a legitimate reason for the entitlement.