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- /r/_optout_nomap.md
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robots: noai
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sitemap: true
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excerpt: Previously a blog post, now a note on _nomap in SSID.
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excerpt:
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The underscore nomap suffix in SSID indicates your desire to opt-out of Wi-Fi
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positioning systems and, in some cases, mass surveillance.
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---
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# `_nomap`
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_{{ page.excerpt }}_
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_{{ page.excerpt }} This used to be a not so great blog-post and has since
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became a hopefully better note to whoever it may concern_
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`_nomap` in the end of your SSID will exclude your network from Google, Apple,
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WiGLE etc.
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[Wikipedia has a more complete list of supporting services.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi_positioning_system#Public_Wi-Fi_location_databases)
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Microsoft has a separate
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[location services opt-out](https://account.microsoft.com/privacy/location-services-opt-out)
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Privacy. WiGLE.net may point your home directly just by entering the SSID and
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who knows how many similar services there are. While I have been thinking of
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this since 2015, there is at least one case where this has been used:
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this since 2015, there is at least one case where this has been used in 2018:
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- [Christian Haschek: The curious case of the Raspberry Pi in the network closet](https://blog.haschek.at/2018/the-curious-case-of-the-RasPi-in-our-network.html)
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In the second quarter of 2024, researchers found that Apple allows tracking
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Wi-Fi networks that hadn't opted out, including Starlink terminals in Ukraine
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and Gaza.
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- [KrebsOnSecurity: Why Your Wi-Fi Router Doubles as an Apple AirTag](https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/05/why-your-wi-fi-router-doubles-as-an-apple-airtag/)
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## `_optout`
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Legacy from 2015-2016. Used to be part of Microsoft WiFi Sense that shared WiFi
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networks and passwords to all contacts.
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- [KrebsOnSecurity: Microsoft Disables Wi-Fi Sense on Windows 10](https://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/05/microsoft-disables-wi-fi-sense-on-windows-10/)
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