Google wrongly collected information people have sent over unencrypted wi-fi networks

Google admitted that it might have been mistakenly collecting samples of payload data from open (i.e. non-password-protected) WiFi networks. The issue came to light after German authorities asked to audit the data the company’s Street View cars gathered as they took photos viewed on Google maps.

Google said during a review, that it found it had “been mistakenly collecting samples of payload data from open networks”.

Read the rest of this post…

VN:F [1.7.8_1020]
Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)
VN:F [1.7.8_1020]
Rating: 0 (from 0 votes)

One Response to “Google wrongly collected information people have sent over unencrypted wi-fi networks”

  1. ravi says:

    street view is an amazing technology!!

    UN:F [1.7.8_1020]
    Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
    UN:F [1.7.8_1020]
    Rating: 0 (from 0 votes)

Leave a Reply

See also: