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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?"

4 of 284 comments (clear)

  1. I don't really mind by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't care that much if Google maps my AP. Because if someone is lost out where I am, they're going to need all the help they can get.

  2. Publically broadcasted info by Nanosphere · · Score: 5, Funny

    My SSID is:

    Nanosphere'); Drop
    Table SSIDs;--

  3. Re:For Facebook and Google+ by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hello,

    I changed my name to Peter_NoFacebook Jones, but now I also want to opt out of Google+.

    I tried various iterations of the following:

    Peter_NoFacebook_noPlus Jones
    Peter_NoFacebook_NoPlus Jones
    Peter_noPlus_NoFacebook Jones
    Peter_NoPlus_NoFacebook Jones ...but none of them seem to be working.

    Is the "noPlus" flag case-sensitive, and is the ordering specific to either Facebook or Google? What is the delimeter for the Google+ opt-out.

    What should I name my daughter? Are these flags compatible with feminine names? I'd like to do this for the rest of my family, by default. Does it matter if I add the flag to our last name? ...I guess they'll have to change their names if they want to opt back in.

  4. Re:Opt-in by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    He won't answer that because you didn't give him permission to.