[AusNOG] Android storing SSID and WPA encryption keys

[Cody Miller]

on the CLUG (Canberra Linux Users Group) a cross post of this got the 
following response.


On 6/16/2011 8:57 PM, Alex (Maxious) Sadleir wrote:
 > Yep. Android asks you if it can do this when you set up your Google
 > account for the first time on a device.... that is you can synchronize
 > your wifi settings ONLY after you have used your credentials. Other
 > android devices can't just download every wifi WPA2 key in the world.
 >
 > I'm sure the author wishes he had uncovered some huge conspiracy but
 > unfortunately he simply didn't read the screen where it clearly says
 > "wifi passwords" and you can opt out right then and there
 > http://media.pcadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/features/3275100/step4.jpg
 > (In his comments he admits several times he logged in to his google
 > account and accuses google of not providing an opt out - PEBSAC)
 >
 > It should be mentioned that both iOS and Android do provide an option
 > to send data about scanned wifi access points and their location (GPS
 > or cell phone tower triangulation) back to Apple/Google so they can
 > use that to improve location detection. See page 6 of
 > 
http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/gadgetlab/2011/04/applemarkeybarton7-12-10.pdf
 > for details on the Apple side.


On 6/16/2011 9:08 PM, Don Gould wrote:
>
>
> On 16/06/2011 11:02 p.m., Bevan Slattery wrote:
>> Am I the only one that thinks there's something wrong with that concept?
>
> What are you suggesting?  That Google have some sort of car with wifi
> gear that could pull up outside our place and listen in?
>
> D
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