Timeline for "XfinityWifi" and "PublicWifi" are being added to my list of networks without my knowledge or consent
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| Jul 27, 2016 at 0:52 | comment | added | Mike Robinson | Nope! There is zero possibility(!) that my computer has ever "legitimately encountered" either network. (Believe it or not, there are n-o other wireless networks within several miles of here. Like I said "I live in a hole.") I am therefore being entirely truthful when "I suspect the presence of a rogue." | |
| Jul 26, 2016 at 23:54 | comment | added | IconDaemon | Is it possible that there are now XFinity WiFi and Public Wifi networks being broadcast in your neighborhood? I've been in the metro Boston, Denver and NYC areas the past few months, and these networks (and other, such as Comcast and TimeWarner) Wifi networks show up on my phone if I am in range. Without a XFinity, Comcast or TimeWarner account, these are useless to me. | |
| Jul 26, 2016 at 23:51 | comment | added | Mike Robinson | Yes, I am the only one. Yes, this is the only Mac. No iPads, and exactly one iPhone, "also on the same hill," and with no iCloud subscription anywhere. Yes, these are the only two networks that appear. ### Based on my very-careful observation of this situation (for some time now ...), I now frankly suspect the presence of a rogue. | |
| Jul 26, 2016 at 23:47 | comment | added | samh | Are you the only one with physical access to the laptop? Is it the only Mac you own? Do you have any iPads or iPod Touches (you mentioned that you do not use an iPhone—I assume this means you do not own any iPhones)? Are these the only two networks that mysteriously appear? | |
| Jul 26, 2016 at 23:37 | comment | added | Mike Robinson | My ISP is ... my local telephone company. :-D ### There's a fiber-optic connection almost at the end of my driveway. In a few weeks' time, that optic cable will reach up to my house. ### (Yeah, even though I say that 'I live in a hole,' I am frankly so-o-o-o glad, these days, that I do!") | |
| Jul 26, 2016 at 23:22 | answer | added | KarlC | timeline score: -2 | |
| Jul 26, 2016 at 22:41 | comment | added | PoisonNinja | What ISP do you have? | |
| Jul 26, 2016 at 21:24 | answer | added | grg♦ | timeline score: 1 | |
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| Jul 26, 2016 at 21:11 | history | asked | Mike Robinson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |