This is a data goldmine for data brokers who have most certainly replicated the data set, but without any of the privacy measures that the researchers implemented.
On another note, I had missed that Apple recognizes the '_nomap' suffix and stops indexing/reporting its WiFI AP locations.
Would that data be considered Apple IP even though the AP addresses and locations are somewhat public information (because APs are broadcasting their addresses)?
Apple’s API might return fake “trap addresses” that it could use to trace if their API data shows up in other companies’ location databases. Like the “trap streets” used to catch map plagiarists: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trap_street
On another note, I had missed that Apple recognizes the '_nomap' suffix and stops indexing/reporting its WiFI AP locations.