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Opt in? I didn't agree to a specific term sheet when I started broadcasting my SSID. Public is public, it's not public with stipulations. At least not yet. I agree tho, we need to have some legislative solutions or something to protect our privacy. Alternatives exist, like not broadcasting your SSID.

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> not broadcasting your SSID

Unless I am woefully misinformed, this is in fact not possible. I could set a flag somewhere that would instruct clients not to present the SSID as an option, but I can not hide its existence; not even just the name. The only thing hiding the SSID does is inconvenience me.

As noted by other commenters, google collects and stores your MAC adress, but looks at your SSID to determine if you opted out.

So I assume if you're hiding the SSID then Google will still collect your APs MAC adress.

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