From 9c98ebd479efe1ae13314157a7145cdec7706635 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aminda Suomalainen Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2024 06:42:10 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] n/nomap: improve excerpt, link Wikipedia WPS, mention dates, Apple, add citation links --- n/nomap.md | 18 +++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/n/nomap.md b/n/nomap.md index 3d00e62..f9bd507 100644 --- a/n/nomap.md +++ b/n/nomap.md @@ -12,15 +12,19 @@ redirect_from: - /r/_optout_nomap.md robots: noai sitemap: true -excerpt: Previously a blog post, now a note on _nomap in SSID. +excerpt: + The underscore nomap suffix in SSID indicates your desire to opt-out of Wi-Fi + positioning systems and, in some cases, mass surveillance. --- # `_nomap` -_{{ page.excerpt }}_ +_{{ page.excerpt }} This used to be a not so great blog-post and has since +became a hopefully better note to whoever it may concern_ `_nomap` in the end of your SSID will exclude your network from Google, Apple, WiGLE etc. +[Wikipedia has a more complete list of supporting services.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi_positioning_system#Public_Wi-Fi_location_databases) Microsoft has a separate [location services opt-out](https://account.microsoft.com/privacy/location-services-opt-out) @@ -45,11 +49,19 @@ which uses MAC addresses instead. Privacy. WiGLE.net may point your home directly just by entering the SSID and who knows how many similar services there are. While I have been thinking of -this since 2015, there is at least one case where this has been used: +this since 2015, there is at least one case where this has been used in 2018: - [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) +In the second quarter of 2024, researchers found that Apple allows tracking +Wi-Fi networks that hadn't opted out, including Starlink terminals in Ukraine +and Gaza. + +- [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/) + ## `_optout` Legacy from 2015-2016. Used to be part of Microsoft WiFi Sense that shared WiFi networks and passwords to all contacts. + +- [KrebsOnSecurity: Microsoft Disables Wi-Fi Sense on Windows 10](https://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/05/microsoft-disables-wi-fi-sense-on-windows-10/)