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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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[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 23 points 10 hours ago (3 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."

[–] phaedrus@piefed.world 30 points 8 hours ago

And just like robots.txt, I'm sure they will totally honor this in perpetuity

/s

[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago

I actually had to do that with my phone's hotspot name because I used to play Pokemon Go on a tablet which was Wi-Fi tethered to the phone. Before I renamed it to opt out, the game would randomly jump me to wherever the network had last been scanned any time the tablet's GPS got too flaky.

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 8 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

And remember: this won’t work with “hidden” SSIDs.

From what I recall hidden SSIDs will always be used for location services.

[–] rhythmisaprancer@piefed.social 15 points 9 hours ago

That isn't great.