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Assange once said, “A mobile phone is a tracking device that also makes calls”. He’s not wrong. There are countless ways that phones track our movements, and one of them is via WiFi probe requests.In this video we explain how your phone automatically connects to your WiFi whenever you return home or to your favorite coffee shop, and why it leaves your device vulnerable to all kinds of attacks and surveillance -- it can allow people to maliciously intercept your internet traffic, track you, or find out personal information about you.Main takeaways:Turn your WiFi OFF when you're not using itDon't automatically connect to WiFi networksForget networks after joining themKeep your OS and device updated00:00 Intro01:00 How WiFi connections work04:29 Hidden networks05:49 Why broadcasting SSIDs is a privacy nightmare: Tracking07:45 Why broadcasting SSIDs is a privacy nightmare: Exposes Private Info09:06 MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE VIDEO: malicious connections11:03 How to protect yourself13:11 SummaryResearch