WiFi is exposing your location to Big Tech and data brokers. Here’s how to protect yourself.

When you use the internet, there are many ways you can be tracked. But even when you’re not connected to the internet, your device’s WiFi connection features can still be used to track your movements and potentially expose other data about you to third parties.

This data is exposed via “probe requests” — a type of request your device and other nearby WiFi-enabled devices use to find and connect to WiFi networks.