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From: Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk>
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Andrew wrote:

> I don't want to be in either Apple's or Google's findmy(device) databases.
> Any advice there?

Not so far, but today I installed nRFConnect

<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=no.nordicsemi.android.mcp>

to see how many BLE beacons are floating around, so far fairly quiet 
here, one FitBit Versa, one unknown HP device, one Apple iBeacon and a 
Stanley B&D Oven ... none of which are mine.

None of my own devices have shown up.