1. ➶ Google's new WiFi Collection Opt-Out

    Excellent UX from Google, as ever:

    We’re introducing a method that lets you opt out of having your wireless access point included in the Google Location Server. To opt out, visit your access point’s settings and change the wireless network name (or SSID) so that it ends with “_nomap.” For example, if your SSID is “Network,” you‘d need to change it to “Network_nomap.”

    As Dan Frommer quips on Twitter:

    Google’s next blog post: If you don’t want to be photographed by Street View cars, please make sure NO_PHOTO is on your shirt at all times.

    Posted on Tuesday November 15th, 2011