Google intros privacy solution for home routers, forces users to opt out

. Google has announced a new privacy option that allows users to opt out of having their wireless routers included in the Google Location Server. That's right, you have to opt out, not in. Here's how Google Location Server works: when you're walking around town trying to figure out your location using your smartphone and Google Maps, your phone can either use GPS or a faster, more battery efficient method that determines your location based on local wireless networks.

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