XPost: comp.mobile.android, alt.internet.wireless   
   From: dave@davehigton.me.uk   
      
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             "Alice J."  wrote:   
      
   >I just recently found out that our cellphones may be giving google,   
   >(by default anyway), in general, all the SSIDs around us, but, more   
   >sinisterly specifically, the SSID of our own home broadband routers.   
   >   
   >My first question is whether that's true (by default)?   
   >   
   >My second question is how to turn that off (only if it's true).   
   >   
   >NOTE: I am not asking if we give google our geolocation; I'm only   
   >asking if we give them our SSID when we're at home and under   
   >what conditions (so that I can turn off those conditions).   
   >   
   >NOTE: I also know about _nomap (but that's not what I'm asking).   
      
   I'm not sure what exctly you want to know.   
      
   SSIDs are by definition broadcast, so everyone who's within radio   
   range of an access point can see its SSID.  That's entirely   
   legitimate and is required so you can see a list of SSIDs and   
   decide which access point to connect to.   
      
   If you want to know whether an Android phone reports back to   
   Google every SSID it connects to: I don't know.  But, since   
   SSIDs are public knowledge anyway, it's not something I worry   
   about.  YMMV.   
      
   Dave   
      
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