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> I assume they're capturing more than just images, does anyone know for a fact? I'm not sure what they're doing now, but I assume that they're fingerprinting
by aspenmayer 1y ago
> I assume they're capturing more than just images, does anyone know for a fact?
I'm not sure what they're doing now, but I assume that they're fingerprinting everything by MAC addresses and SSIDs and other identifiers, but for their sake I hope they have stopped intercepting unencrypted wifi traffic, which is apparently a thing that was proven at court that Google Street View cars did do.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joffe_v._Google,_Inc%2E https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joffe_v._Google,_Inc%2E
> Joffe v. Google, Inc. is a federal lawsuit between Ben Joffe and Google, Inc. Joffe claimed that Google broke one of the Wiretap Act segments when they intruded on the seemingly "public" wireless networks of private homes through their Street View application. Although Google tried to appeal their case multiple times, the courts favored Joffe's argument. Ultimately the Supreme Court declined to take the case, affirming the decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that the Wiretap Act covers the interception of unencrypted Wi-Fi communications.
- aspenmayer 1y agoScooped by ~2 min by users xnx and prepend, but I like to think my flavor text was worth the wait. I'm likely biased on that point.