google has it backwards
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google has it backwards
Hi,
Just read that Google will let people 'opt out' of having their wifi routers mapped. (Not that Google keeps any PERSONAL data
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To do so, you add _nomap to your router's name. They even propose this as a standard.
How about this -- No mapping unless the name says _map! Maybe because they know that few would do that, and that most of us won't bother with the opt out stuff.
Man this 'notify me if you want this stopped' stuff gets really old.
hj
Just read that Google will let people 'opt out' of having their wifi routers mapped. (Not that Google keeps any PERSONAL data
)To do so, you add _nomap to your router's name. They even propose this as a standard.
How about this -- No mapping unless the name says _map! Maybe because they know that few would do that, and that most of us won't bother with the opt out stuff.
Man this 'notify me if you want this stopped' stuff gets really old.
hj
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Just turn on your encryption and passkey your router. Then it doesn't matter if Google maps it.
Most smart phones can hunt wifi now. The best defense if you don't want someone else using your wireless is to use the passkey.
Most smart phones can hunt wifi now. The best defense if you don't want someone else using your wireless is to use the passkey.
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