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_nomap in the end of your SSID will exclude your network from Google, Apple, WiGLE etc.

Microsoft has a separate location services opt-out which uses MAC addresses instead.

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Why?

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:

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Legacy from 2015-2016. Used to be part of Microsoft WiFi Sense that shared WiFi networks and passwords to all contacts.