Abstract
This publication describes methods of preserving user privacy through the prevention of Wi-Fi location tracking by generating a unique identifier (UID) for a Wi-Fi access point (AP) on a per-computing device basis (e.g., a first UID is generated for use by a first computing device, a second UID is generated for use by a second computing device). The generated UIDs are locally deterministic (unique to a specific computing device), but globally non-deterministic (different UIDs are generated for different computing devices).
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Recommended Citation
Dhodapkar, Chinmay, "Globally Non-Deterministic, Locally Deterministic Unique Identifier to Enable Local Tracking of a Connected Wi-Fi Access Point", Technical Disclosure Commons, (December 26, 2021)
https://www.tdcommons.org/dpubs_series/4807