Users who do not want the information of their router to be used for location positioning in Google services, might need to have their ssid to begin with ‘no folder’. Would Googles Street View cars no save data.
The College protection personal data may find themselves in that manner of opt-out, according to a decision of the privacy watch dog. The earlier decision of the CBP is even adapted to this opt-out possibility to be able to adopt. The change of the ssid seems to be the only way to not to be included in the wi-fi database of Google; a online-bezwaarmogelijkheid is not there. Or to opt-out via the ssid provided is going to be, it is still not clear: Google has him not yet implemented.
Google collects data from wi-fi networks such as ssids, mac addresses and locations of routers, insomuch that in his services, the location can be determined. Under more Google Maps on the desktop and many Android apps make use of the wi-fi database of Google. The search giant must be of the CBP is its wi-fi database in the Netherlands to re-build; all of the current data should be irreversibly destroyed.
The CBP maintains his decision to Google to levy a fine for collecting wi-fi data. Google is still a fine of up to 750,000 euros over the head. To have that penalty to avoid, Google needs to include both online and offline to announce that the data has been collected, for example through ads on websites and in newspapers. Also, the data must still be destroyed.
With its Street View cars collected the search giant from 2008 to 2010 the wi-fi data from many Dutch households and companies. According to the Dutch dpa is that data in many cases traceable to individuals, so that Google illegally personal data has been collected. If Google now in the occupation want to go, you can do that at a court of law.