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11 months agoFrom what I recall they were saving all the packets being broadcast as they drove past. (as opposed to only logging SSIDs)
Edit: Yup, it is as I had thought - but also it was more intentional than I had remembered: https://www.wired.com/2012/05/google-wifi-fcc-investigation/
(unpaywalled link) https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wired.com%2F2012%2F05%2Fgoogle-wifi-fcc-investigation%2F
Page 15 of the pdf has this chart![](https://beehaw.org/pictrs/image/bafa4a88-953c-4e4c-b1b4-3afd1a0a2ca8.webp)
(note the vertical axis starts at 60% acceptance rate)