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It's your fault my laptop knows where I am (www.amoses.dev)
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Interesting article shared with me about the way Wi-Fi location services work.

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[โ€“] merde@sh.itjust.works 39 points 2 days ago (11 children)

related : https://support.google.com/maps/answer/1725632?hl=en

How do I opt my access point out of Google Location services?

To opt out, change the SSID (name) of your Wi-Fi access point (your wireless network name) so that it ends with "_nomap." For example, if your SSID is "12345," you would change it to "12345_nomap."

[โ€“] toynbee@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

I recall this being announced a decade or more ago. At the time, I wasn't so jaded and was more surprised than anything else that it was opt-out rather than opt-in.

Now I'm more annoyed than surprised.

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