I was recently out of town and brought only my iPhone, which was used to connect to two different hotel wifi networks. When I returned a few days ago I began a new build of a laptop - I completely wiped a Debian system and replaced with Windows 11 ( don't even ask ). After completing the install I sought to debug wifi issues and found SSIDs for the hotels I stayed at. I don't know what to make of this. What is the source and how did it arrive at a pristine system? There was no direct connection between iPhone and PC and the only connection would be via email - which I hadn't yet configured.
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Any indirect connections? Same accounts, syncing via cloud etc? What does "debug wifi issues" mean i.e. how/where did you find the SSIDs? The iPhone is maybe sending probe requests which you then find in some network dump. Is it reproducible? Maybe test with an open wifi + your iPhone nearby?– secfrenCommented Aug 23, 2023 at 13:39
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Having issues with the motherboard wifi adapter so I used a USB wifi dongle and stumbled across the list of connections. The SSIDs were listed under "Manage known networks". I'm happy to reproduce but would like to know at least a couple of places to look before proceeding because it will be a PIA. I'm not at all paranoid but would very much like to understand both the how and the why of this. On it's face, this is fairly creepy.– JNRCommented Aug 23, 2023 at 22:53
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And do you have your accounts synced between iPhone and Windows?– schroederCommented Aug 24, 2023 at 8:07
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2@JNR - Edit your question to address the feedback you have recieved.– RamhoundCommented Aug 24, 2023 at 14:45
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