[Cialug] Luddite SysAdmin

Daniel A. Ramaley daniel.ramaley at drake.edu
Wed Nov 14 12:00:35 CST 2012


The app i saw used location to do it, not network availability. I'll see 
if i can find it again.

On 2012-11-14 at 11:25:20, kristau wrote:
>This "remembering" feature is also how your connection can get
>hijacked. Your device advertises by sending out "Hey, is ATT here?"
>and anyone can answer back, "sure, connect to me." It is safest to
>remove any remembered connections you don't implicitly trust, or set
>them to not auto-connect.
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