Google Announces “_nomap” WiFi Opt-out Option, Wants Other Location Providers To Go Along

Google Announces "_nomap" WiFi Opt-out Option, Wants Other Location Providers To Go Along

Google Announces “_nomap” WiFi Opt-out Option, Wants Other Location Providers To Go Along

As promised, Google has announced a way for WiFi router owners to stop Google from including them in the company’s location database. The opt-out requires a change in the name of the wireless network (the SSID) to include _nomap at the end of the name. In other words, if your wireless network is named “McGeehome,” you’d need to rename that to “McGeehome_nomap.” (And frankly, I’d prefer you use your own last name while you’re at it.) Google says this method “provides the right balance of simplicity as well as protection against abuse. Specifically, this approach helps protect against others opting out your access point without your permission.” The company is also encouraging other location providers to adopt and respect the _nomap signal in the future. In its help pages , Google says its system will pick up the new SSID name and process the opt-out the next time your route...

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@MatthewCoughlan » 29 Nov '11, 10am
Has anyone added '_nomap' their wifi SSID network yet? [link]
@admastery » 24 Nov '11, 10am
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@snicoll » 21 Nov '11, 2pm
RT @pduchesne: #Google offers wifi #optout: [link] .Right, like i'm gonna have foo_nomap as SSID. What next? bar_nofreaks_nospam_nokiddin?
@pduchesne » 21 Nov '11, 1pm
#Google offers wifi #optout: [link] .Right, like i'm gonna have foo_nomap as SSID. What next? bar_nofreaks_nospam_nokiddin?
@sengineland » 20 Nov '11, 2pm
Weekend Review: Google Announces “_nomap” WiFi Opt-out Option, Wants Other Location Providers To Go Along [link]
@Wattslive » 20 Nov '11, 12am
YourSSID_nomap its that easy to opt-out [link]
@seosmiley » 18 Nov '11, 12pm
Google Announces “_nomap” WiFi Opt-out Option, Wants Other Location Providers To Go Along. Read more: [link]
@sbc111 » 17 Nov '11, 12pm
@P1L0T [link]
@henningkrause » 17 Nov '11, 5am
Google announces Opt-out for geotagging of WiFi networks [link] #nomap /via @mobileMacs
@AdelSaoud » 16 Nov '11, 5pm
_nomap is kinda like the real life equivalent of noindex! [link]
@ThijsNiks » 16 Nov '11, 9am
I find the Google Maps wifi location opt-out with the _nomap SSID tag very funny [link]
@avedisboyaci » 16 Nov '11, 8am
Bu bana ilginc geldi. Google wifi modemlerin isminin ve pozisyonlarinin kendi indexine girmemesi icin opsiyon sundu. [link]
@vendoragnostic » 16 Nov '11, 6am
That about does it google. You really expect people to #_nomap their SSID's to avoid being part of your experiments? [link]
@MediaMobileSpa » 16 Nov '11, 4am
Novità da Google [link]
@intelilinks » 15 Nov '11, 11pm
Interesting read: Google Announces “_nomap” WiFi Opt-out Option, Wants Other Location Providers To Go Along - [link]
@kriller » 15 Nov '11, 10pm
RT @jaredremy: Google new motto from 'don't be evil' to 'ruining it for everybody' [link]
@jaredremy » 15 Nov '11, 10pm
Google new motto from 'don't be evil' to 'ruining it for everybody' [link]
@chirag_mehta » 15 Nov '11, 9pm
@lorenwoo No, this is why [link] :)
@kriller » 15 Nov '11, 8pm
RT @smoMashup: Or maybe you could just not, Google. How about Opt-In instead of Out? [link] @dannysullivan #lame
@smoMashup » 15 Nov '11, 7pm
Or maybe you could just not, Google. How about Opt-In instead of Out? [link] @dannysullivan #lame
@s_schnieders » 15 Nov '11, 6pm
RT @oilman: wow - we really need to basically put a meta tag in our wifi SSID for Google to not map it? #_nomap [link]
@oilman » 15 Nov '11, 6pm
wow - we really need to basically put a meta tag in our wifi SSID for Google to not map it? #_nomap [link]
@dannysullivan » 15 Nov '11, 6pm
don't want google to map your wifi? just put f-off, er, _nomap at the end of its name :) [link]
@emilymckevitt » 15 Nov '11, 6pm
Just added "_nomap" to our home router name for Google Wifi Optout - [link]
@DConeCity » 15 Nov '11, 4pm
RT @margafret: Google Announces WiFi Opt-out Option, Wants Other Location Providers To Go Along [link]
@dannywhitehouse » 15 Nov '11, 4pm
Google Announces "_nomap" WiFi Opt-out Option. Accident? Absolute bloody rubbish. [link]
@si1very » 15 Nov '11, 4pm
Google announces opt-out naming convention for Wi-Fi: [link] Frankly, for residential addresses, it should ONLY be opt-in!
@NeunetzFH » 15 Nov '11, 4pm
Google Announces "_nomap" WiFi Opt-out Option, Wants Other Location Providers To Go Along [link] #linktipp
@Julia_Vyse » 15 Nov '11, 3pm
New _nofollow option from great big G [link]
@mckeay » 15 Nov '11, 3pm
Opt-out for wireless access points so Google won't map? Stupid. How about "it's using encryption, don't map" [link]
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@LibertyPatriot » 15 Nov '11, 12pm
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@wheresnaomi » 15 Nov '11, 11am
Google announce a Wifi Opt-out [link]
@fholzhauer » 15 Nov '11, 11am
Google jetzt mit ganz tollem Opt-Out für Wifi-Geolokation: [link]
@businessBoris » 15 Nov '11, 10am
The arrogance of the teen: Google Announces “_nomap” WiFi Opt-out Option, Wants Other Location Providers To Go Along [link]
@PopsharedSearch » 15 Nov '11, 10am
Google Announces _nomap WiFi Opt-out Option, Wants Other Location Providers To Go Along (Searchengineland - 257 ... [link]
@flypigmk » 15 Nov '11, 9am
Google offering privacy for your Wifi as a geo locatior [link]
@fuzz1media » 15 Nov '11, 9am
Google Announces “_nomap” WiFi Opt-out Option, Wants Other Location Providers To Go Along [link] #fb
@titox » 15 Nov '11, 9am
Please Google respect our privacy now [link]
@publictorsten » 15 Nov '11, 9am
Nächster Job für @jensbest - alle WLANs mit "_nomap" in der SSID katalogisieren [link] #wtf
@leelous » 15 Nov '11, 9am
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@__shreyas » 15 Nov '11, 9am
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@tdeteresa » 15 Nov '11, 9am
Evita que tu #WiFi sea incluida en la base de datos de #Google añadiendo "_nomap" al #SSID [link]
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