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Google Has Been Snooping on Your Wireless Network
- daeken 17y agoI love that the fact that the data represents at most 0.2 seconds of traffic from a given AP isn't mentioned. Responsible journalism would be nice.
- michaelcampbell 17y agoAmen. This story feels quite forced. I keep waiting for the "NOW how much would you pay? But wait, there's more!" tagline...
- getonit 17y agoHow'd you like to upgrade to the latest, greatest WiFi gizmo going? I'm sure PCWorld can help you out there.
- michaelcampbell 16y agoI'm afraid you have me at a loss there... I'm missing some context.
- ryanwaggoner 17y agoWhen Google sends its fleet of camera-equipped cars into the streets to snap pictures of your neighborhood for its Street View product, these cars are also collecting something a little extra: The name and unique MAC address of every open WiFi network they encounter along the way...That alone is somewhat problematic. For one thing, a network ID could contain personally identifiable information, like your name, or something goofy but potentially embarrassing, like "My Neighbors Suck." What? How is it problematic from a privacy standpoint if Google is recording information that you're literally broadcasting into the ether? And aren't your neighbors most likely to find out by, say, seeing it in their list of nearby hotspots? That's like saying that it's problematic that people take pictures on the street, because you might be wearing a t-shirt that reveals that you dislike the police. If you want that information to be private, don't wear such a t-shirt in public.
- getonit 17y agoExactly right, but common sense doesn't sell upgrades or feed entitlement :(