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Re:Append "_nomap" to your AP's SSID to opt out of Google Lo... by sneak on Wednesday March 05, 2014 @10:55AM (#7347647)
Stop broadcasting a unique identifier unencrypted on a public unliscensed band into the middle of your street, then.

Google is doing nothing wrong here.

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Re:Append "_nomap" to your AP's SSID to opt out of Google Lo... by droopybuns on Wednesday March 05, 2014 @11:05AM (#7347721)
No, they are. Sorry. The population of wifi users that overlaps with HAMs is pretty minimal. This shit is fucking evil.
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