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   soyon to All   
   Does anyone respect a Wi-Fi Access Point   
   20 Nov 21 20:25:29   
   
   XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.comp.networking.routers   
   From: soyon@soyon.biz   
      
   Does anyone respect a Wi-Fi Access Point SSID with _optout_ or _nomap   
   anymore?   
      
   Mozilla apparently said they'd respect the SSID_optout designation.   
   "Mozilla's client applications do not collect information about WiFi access   
   points whose SSID is hidden or ends with the string _nomap."   
   https://location.services.mozilla.com/optout   
      
   What "client application" are they speaking about anyway?   
      
   Especially as it seems M$ long ago deprecated use of _optout in the SSID.   
   https://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/05/microsoft-disables-wi-fi-sen   
   e-on-windows-10/   
      
   Worse, nobody is respecting Google's _nomap appended to your Wi-Fi SSID!   
   https://blog.appcensus.io/2021/10/25/what-the-huq/   
      
   Because even when opted out, your location privacy is still not respected!   
   https://shirlleycoyle.wordpress.com/2021/10/25/location-data-fir   
   -got-gps-data-from-apps-even-when-people-opted-out/   
      
   If you are broadcasting your SSID, can I ask you a question?   
   Do you use the _optout_ and/or the _nomap on your own router's SSID?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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