CIRCUMVENTING WIRELESS DEVICE SPATIAL TRACKING BASED ON WIRELESS DEVICE IDENTIFIERS

摘要

A facility for interacting with data networks using a permanent network identifier persistently stored within a computing system is described. In one example facility, in response to each opportunity to connect to a data network, the facility identifies information for the data network, and determines whether the determined identifying matches any of a set of approved data networks. In response to determining that it does, the facility establishes a connection with the first data network using the computing system's permanent network identifier, and conducts the established connection with the first data network using the computing system's permanent network identifier. In response to determining that it does not, the facility establishes a connection with the data network using a temporary network identifier that is different from the computing system's permanent network identifier, and conducts the established connection with the data network using the temporary network identifier.

主权项

1. A computer system for interacting with wireless networks, comprising:
a networking module configured to persistently store a network ID identifying the computer system; a radio configured to exchange wireless data communications with wireless networks; a network range testing subsystem configured to determine whether the computer system is in communicative range of any wireless network present on a list of approved wireless networks; and a control subsystem configured to:
in response to a determination by the network range testing subsystem that the computer system is in communicative range of any wireless network present on a list of approved wireless networks, cause the radio to establish a connection with a wireless network using the network ID persistently stored by the networking module, andin response to a determination by the network range testing subsystem that the computer system is not in communicative range of any wireless network present on a list of approved wireless networks, cause the radio to establish a connection with a wireless network using a network ID different from the network ID persistently stored by the networking module.