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Google will determine and store the location of any Wi-Fi access point whose SSID (name) does not end with "_nomap".
Thanks @cadadr@weirder.earth for the link.
@Mek101 Unless it is mandatory.
Imho it should be a confirmed optin. Something like ending with _googleisallowed.
@hans Unfortunately, when Google managed to convince the general public that they want to be watched, it wasn't by obtaining their informed consent first.
I know, but I live in Germany :-)
@kakure For something like that to be effective in, say an apartment complex, I’d bet everyone would have to add _nomap otherwise there’d just be one less ssid
@cadadr
Use _optout_nomap to opt out from Google and Microsoft. https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/32109.disabling-wifi-sense-by-gui-and-gpo-script.aspx
@fatuus I suppose it is up to debate whether data about a Wi-Fi access point count as "personal data".
@kakure I'm going to start indexing wifi names unless they put _lolmap at the end of the name, now.
@kakure @cadadr
WHAT 👏 THE 👏 FUCK 👏
And, as always, they are not even hiding it.