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Google To Allow Location Service Opt-out

Posted by timothy on from the right-gracious-of-them dept.

TripleP writes "In a kind gesture from Google, they're allowing wireless AP owners to opt out of their location service. You only have to change your SSID to include '_nomap' as a suffix. Is it just me, or should this 'service' be an explicit opt-in?"

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  1. Re:You are BROADCASTING your SSID. by sexconker · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Google has every right to use your SSID for geolocation purposes. The privacy whiners all seem to conveniently forget that when you operate a wifi access point, you are BROADCASTING your SSID to anyone within range. It is the same as if you switched on an AM or FM radio transmitter in your home or business and continuously spoke into the microphone: "My network is named kitty-net ... my network is named kitty-net ... my network is named kitty-net ..."

    If you don't want something known to anyone within range, you might consider not BROADCASTING it. Every access point in the world has the ability to shut off its SSID announcements.

    Rapists have every right to use your body for rape purposes. The anti-rape whiners all seem to conveniently forget that when you dress sexily, you are BROADCASTING your desire for sex to anyone within sight. It is the same as if you switched on a neon "fuck me" sign in your home or business and continuously stood by the window naked.