Should I worry about BeaconDB? (pawb.social)

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BeaconDB has a database with the location of millions of Wi-Fi access points around the world. I worry that someone could somehow discover what my SSID is and look it up in the darabase.

Would it be possible? Could someone associate my IP address with my SSID and then find where I live?

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Acording to the link you provided, I'd need an SSID or MAC address to find an AP's location. Assuming I never leaked my ssid, would it be difficult to find it with my IP or other publicly available info?

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

I don't know of a way to determine an SSID over the internet from just an IP, no. I'd either need to sniff traffic from your machine or run software on your machine to get the information to then lookup in one of the maps/databases.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Good. That makes me feel safer. Thank you ♥️

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