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It's your fault my laptop knows where I am (www.amoses.dev)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by Xylight@lemdro.id to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Interesting article shared with me about the way Wi-Fi location services work.

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[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 39 points 1 week ago (11 children)

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."

[–] TheHobbyist@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Microsoft has an additional requirement where "_optout" has to be somewhere in the SSID (not necessarily at the end). This was detailed in a now deleted support post.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

So now my SSID has to be myname_nomap_optout_dontscan_ffswhy_fuckoffanddie?

[–] TheHobbyist@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 days ago

That's already my SSID, please don't use it too

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