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Yes, likely. It'S plausible that Google captured Wifi signals in order to get to the SSID etc. to build a location database and they forgot to cut of the data p
by johannes1234321 9y ago
Yes, likely. It'S plausible that Google captured Wifi signals in order to get to the SSID etc. to build a location database and they forgot to cut of the data part, possibly assuming it was encrypted anyways. Considering that they announced the mistake themselves and the short time the car was in receiving distance makes this a quit believable thing.
Similar here: The developers logged information onto the device itself in one version of the software and didn't hesitate to push a new release.
From an engineering perspective relatively small bugs. Impact a bit larger.
- 659087 9y ago> and they forgot to cut of the data part, possibly assuming it was encrypted anyways At the point in time when Google pulled that stunt, unprotected networks were still incredibly common. A company like Google playing dumb on that, or actually not knowing that, would be pretty sad.
- johannes1234321 9y agoLet's assume they did that on purpose: What's the purpose they get? Some random fragments of communication? They already have more relevant info via Google analytics and such about anybody, than what they gather while driving by ...