Control access point inclusion in Google's Location services - Google Maps Help
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To improve Location services and estimate the location of a device, Google uses publicly broadcast Wi-Fi information from wireless access points and GPS, cell tower, and sensor data. This data is limi
  • Salamander
    1•2 years ago

    This feels like one of those chain messages that we would get on Facebook asking us to do something like posting “I don’t give permission to Facebook to use my data”. Except that this time it is actually true!

    I have added “_nomap” to my SSID and now I have to read the manual for the wifi extender, which by default appends _EXT to the SSID 🙄

    I would much rather see a “_yesmap” opt-in policy!

  • @beansniffer@lemmy.ml
    0•2 years ago

    _optout is the SSID suffex to block mapping by Microsoft (which includes Bing maps cars) and can be placed anywhere in the SSID

    See comments below about further information about _optout. It might be unnecessary.

    _nomap is the SSID suffex to block mapping by Google (which includes streetview cars) and must be placed at the END of the SSID

    To have what should be the default amount of privacy for SSID, one must have an SSID like this: SSIDNAME_optout_nomap

    See comments below about further information about _optout. It might be unnecessary.

    This is ridiculous and shameful upon the companies that track every little fucking thing about our lives.