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04-21-2012, 11:18 AM
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Why Google should be allowed to 'harvest' your Wi-Fi data (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNERcev3epQXtij3jUxCViR3q1wikA&url=http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9226418/Why_Google_should_be_allowed_to_harvest_your_Wi_Fi _data)
Computerworld (blog)
Two years ago, Google said its Street View cars had been "harvesting" information from Wi-Fi networks, including personal home networks, as a matter of course. In some cases, data gathered included passwords, e-mail messages and browser information.
EPIC Seeks More Details About Google's WiFi Snooping (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNE3fUSXan0lGdBYcDVWYuQdydbYPQ&url=http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/172969/epic-seeks-more-details-about-googles-wifi-snoopi.html)MediaPost Communications
Privacy group demands un-redacted report on Google Wi-Fi snooping (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHCFGH1Z9PDC3HTqpU6NyFCS_Rdow&url=http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/222795-privacy-group-demands-un-redacted-report-on-google-wi-fi-snooping)The Hill (blog)
The Daily Show's Jon Stewart Rips Google Over Wifi Eavesdropping Investigation (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNE5LPcl2qiOjZAlTuaDimk9v2fehA&url=http://marketingland.com/the-daily-shows-jon-stewart-rips-google-on-wifi-eavesdropping-10375)Marketing Land
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