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Re:How do I opt my access point out of Google Location servi... by mosseater on Tuesday June 15, 2021 @02:04PM (#27519161)
Opt in? I didn't agree to a specific term sheet when I started broadcasting my SSID. Public is public, it's not public with stipulations. At least not yet. I agree tho, we need to have some legislative solutions or something to protect our privacy. Alternatives exist, like not broadcasting your SSID.
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Re:How do I opt my access point out of Google Location servi... by rootusrootus on Tuesday June 15, 2021 @02:08PM (#27519218)
> not broadcasting your SSID

Unless I am woefully misinformed, this is in fact not possible. I could set a flag somewhere that would instruct clients not to present the SSID as an option, but I can not hide its existence; not even just the name. The only thing hiding the SSID does is inconvenience me.

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Re:How do I opt my access point out of Google Location servi... by mqus on Tuesday June 15, 2021 @05:47PM (#27521937)
As noted by other commenters, google collects and stores your MAC adress, but looks at your SSID to determine if you opted out.

So I assume if you're hiding the SSID then Google will still collect your APs MAC adress.

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