Google Street View Cars Caught Snooping on Peoples Wi-Fi Networks

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http://www.ispreview.co.uk/story/2010/04/24/google-street-view-cars-caught-snooping-on-peoples-wi-fi-networks.html

http://www.legitreviews.com/news/7906/

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/04/22/google_streetview_logs_wlans/

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/security/357487/street-view-under-fire-for-wi-fi-hotspot-snooping

The practice was discovered in Germany by the country’s Federal Data Protection Commissioner Peter Schaar, who said he was “horrified” Google was doing this “without the knowledge of third parties”.

He also called on Google to stop collecting Wi-Fi data and to delete “previously unlawfully collected personal data”, according to German news service ARD.

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hmm…maybe google is actually run by the CIA… 8)

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Why is it such a big deal when it’s done by Google ???
They aren’t the only ones harvesting that information.
It’s information that been collected for a long time. :slight_smile:

Secure your Wifi and stop sharing it.