How are you going to prevent them from using the WiFi chip in your phone, tablet, laptop, or desktop to achieve the same result? For that matter you're going to have WiFi-enabled TVs, media players, refrigerators, stoves, etc. All of those could be compromised.
Why the fuck would i have any of that shit?
Well, I know you've got one of them because you're on poal.
Old laptop. I don't ever buy new now. What do I need a top of the line computer for? To get on the internet? Watch a movie? Vidya sucks these days, only play legacy.retro.
I have a wifi tv but I never set up the wifi. It's is hard wired but I am learning new TVs lack the network port. The rest of that shit I ain't got. I will not buy a refrigerator with any TCP/IP capability.
Just because you haven't configured the chip doesn't mean it's not on and collecting data. Cars are now starting to come with cellular radios to transmit telemetry whether the owner wants them to or not. It wouldn't take much for Google or Apply to share your WiFi credentials with OEMs to allow their devices to communicate even without your permission.
The only way around it (for now anyway) is to keep older shit around.
I have no doubt that cars are running WiFite and CowPatty/pyrit/tshark.
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