cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/51680303 where I suggest you check for more discussion on the topic. > cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/51680197 > > > Append “`_nomap`” to the end of your SSIDs to instruct Google not to use your wi-fi access point for their mapping services. > > > > To do the same for Apple, add “`_optout`” to the end of your SSIDs¹. > > > > To boycott both, the rumor is that Google’s “`_nomap`” must be last, but Apple’s “`_optout`” flag must be in the penultimate position if and only if Google’s token is at the end. So you might have an SSID like “boycottCloudflare_optout_nomap” to boycott the baddies, for example. But note that “boycottCloudflare” is merely symbolic, to raise awareness of the web’s most harmful enshitifier. > > > > ¹ sorry to say I have no reference to cite for the Apple rules. It’s just a rumor. > > ## update > The Apple opt-out procedure has apparently changed to align with Google. Someone refers to [this page](https://support.apple.com/en-us/102515) for Apple. > > ## update 2 > Mapquest is [suddenly gaining popularity](https://thegrimhistorian.substack.com/p/how-america-got-its-name).