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German officials are pretty damn mad about Google’s Street View cars driving around siphoning personal information off of Wi-Fi networks in its country. At this point, prosecutors are still deciding what action to take against the company. For now, Germany (and other countries) have demanded that the collected data be destroyed.
Does anyone know how you “inadvertently” collect personal data from Wi-Fi networks when supposedly all you are doing is driving around taking pictures?
Google acknowledged the privacy breach in an apology issued last Friday, saying it had been inadvertently storing fragments of people's online activities over the past four years while expanding its mapping feature, "Street View."
Does anyone know how you “inadvertently” collect personal data from Wi-Fi networks when supposedly all you are doing is driving around taking pictures?