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Google apologizes for WiFi networks to steal data

By David Blonde

all started in Germany when the U.S. government was concerned with the images I was getting Google to Google Street View. The German government considers that the service violates the right to privacy and self-image of citizens and therefore the German minister of consumer protection, IILS Aigner, said they are considering legal action and possible changes in legislation.

Although German citizens have not complained, at least formally, the government's position is quite clear and not going to allow that there is a lack of privacy and even point that no secret service would have gone on the hunt for pictures so decided.

citizens would not have to protest to the publication of their private data, but Google would be forced to obtain their permission to publish photographs of their homes. Full photographic coverage is nothing more than an intrusion on a gigantic scale in the private sphere.

These are the comments of the minister of consumer protection is that Google has forgotten her do not be evil this time. The Mountain View company has admitted to having obtained sensitive data from wireless networks to users, have apologized for it publicly.

cars Google Street View, they have traveled the streets of many cities were collecting information indiscriminately open WiFi networks, including data that has been keeping the SSID are open networks, as well as MAC addresses of wireless devices.

From Google claim that these data have been saved by accident by a large error in the system, which has already been corrected. Also claim to be put in contact with all regulators in the countries concerned to reach an agreement on how to get rid of all the data they have obtained.

Without doubt this is a great Google blunder, we'll see if goes unpunished. They have realized this and so they are rectifying as fast as they can. Honestly, I still doubt if it really has been an error or lake really was that they had raised, namely: while their cars go around the streets taking pictures for Google Street View, also will make a map open wireless networks, that could be used for future service, similar to the map they have of Mountain View wireless networks. If true, it might have been a very useful service, but would have been better to announce, warn that their cars would make such data collection and prevent problems.