Apple made a hullabaloo over iOS 8s user-accessible privacy controls during its WWDC keynote, but it now appears that some of the biggest safeguards are under the hood. Security guru Frederic Jacobs has noticed that iOS 8 uses random network identifiers when scanning for WiFi access, and will only reveal a devices true ID when it connects. In other words, hotspot operators cant get your position simply because youre walking by with an iPhone in hand — you have to sign in first.
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