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iOS definitely requires Precise location permission allowed for the app to see your WiFi name / ssid and other WiFi around you





But all it takes is one app with that permission to tie you to all the others. And there are always apps that need your location at some point to provide useful data. At this point I’m not sure there’s any single app I trust.

> apps that need your location

And, triangulating client's public IP address will also give away location with decent precision: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37507355

btw, we need a securephones.io [0] part 2 focusing on apps.

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