XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, comp.mobile.android, misc.phone.mobile.iphone   
   From: marianjones@helpfulpeople.com   
      
   Note that the mere use of a HIDDEN BROADCAST prevents upload by Mozilla!   
      
   Mozilla Location Service (MLS) was an open geolocation system that mapped   
   positions using publicly observable radio transmitters, including Wi-Fi   
   access points identified by BSSID, and it ran from 2013 until its closure   
   in 2024 where MLS had collected more than 44.43 million unique cell   
   networks and 1450 million unique WiFi networks.   
      
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Location_Service   
      
   The mobile app Mozilla Stumbler for Android could be used to contribute   
   signals of cellular networks and Wi-Fi access points at the device's GPS   
   position. It was available in the Google Play store and F-Droid from   
   November 2014 to February 2021 after which it was officially   
   retired.[10][11][12]   
      
   It was noted that contributions from Firefox for Android users "completely   
   overwhelm[ed] the contributions made by the dedicated Stumbler app."[13]   
   Other apps, such as Tower Collector, were also available for the same   
   purpose,[14][15] although they were limited to collecting information   
   related to cellular networks, except for NeoStumbler an Android application   
   capable of collecting locations of cell towers, Wi-Fi access points and   
   Bluetooth beacons.   
      
   Mozilla's client applications do not collect information about WiFi access   
   points whose SSID is hidden or ends with the string "_nomap" (e.g.   
   "Simpson-family-wifi_nomap").[19]   
      
   Note that the mere use of a HIDDEN BROADCAST prevents upload!   
      
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