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Re:Append "_nomap" to your AP's SSID to opt out of Google Lo... by nly on Wednesday March 05, 2014 @10:32AM (#7347485)
Anyone know a way to query the API for your BSSID and see if you're in their database, or do they just respond to queries with a location rather than per-network confirmations?
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Re:Append "_nomap" to your AP's SSID to opt out of Google Lo... by SEJeff on Wednesday March 05, 2014 @10:41AM (#7347547)
How to do the queries yourself: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/business/ge...

How to look for access points near you (view this from a mobile): http://test-geolocation.appspot.com/

Or just use curl! Put in a mac address to query for:

curl -d '{version:"1.1.0",request_address:true,wifi_towers:[{mac_address:"00:00:00:00:00:00"}]}' www.google.com/loc/json

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Re:Append "_nomap" to your AP's SSID to opt out of Google Lo... by WD-42 on Wednesday March 05, 2014 @10:45AM (#7347579)
You need a Geolocaiton for Business API key which requires a credit card as far as I can tell.
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