add option to temporarily turn on WiFi when location is requested about ichnaeanlpbackend HOT 4 OPEN

Hi,

I am currently debugging this backend and I found that this is already the case (at least from Android 7).
You must enable:
in Location Settings
You have a menu at top right of the screen -> Scanning

Wi-Fi Scanning
Improve location by allowing system apps and services to detect Wi-Fi networks at any time.

Even with my wifi disabled in settings, the IchnaeaBackend still report SSID around me.

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It is because with scanning turned on your WiFi is also always on, regardless of what is says in Settings.

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Can I ask a stupid question? Because this is all Greek to me. I just found an installed version of unifiednip. Is this a means for someone to spy on my phone?

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@be-neth It seems to be the case for new versions of Android (> 4.4 I would say). However, under Android 4.2.2 it seems if wifi is not enabled, it won't fetch any location using wifi networks (and the option available in later versions of Android is not available :/).

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