Why are you slandering anyone who thinks google is a shitty company and doesn't want them profiting on their data?
And since when is publicly broadcast SSIDs are anyone's private data?
It's very unfortunate that zealots and hateful people are increasingly finding a home on HN.
"Intended" is a description of your subjective mental state, not an objective quality of the broadcast.
> Are cordless phone transmissions publicly broadcast? Baby monitors? Burglar alarms? Home automation devices? Bluetooth headsets?
If they aren't encrypted, yes.