Czechs wait for Google Street View
Last Updated on Thursday, 16 September 2010 12:00 Written by External Post Thursday, 16 September 2010 12:00
The Czech data protection authority has confirmed that Google does not have the proper licence to continue collecting images for its Street View service. The issue is not just about Wi-Fi data, as reported yesterday, [1] but also images taken by its
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Google building Wi-Fi database from mobile apps
Last Updated on Wednesday, 30 June 2010 11:00 Written by External Post Wednesday, 30 June 2010 11:00
Mobile phone and some laptop users who use Google applications to get a fix on their position or share their location with friends are helping Google build out a database of Wi-Fi hotspots, the company confirmed on Tuesday. Users generally understand
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Google’s Street View Wi-Fi data included passwords, email
Last Updated on Friday, 18 June 2010 09:20 Written by External Post Friday, 18 June 2010 09:20
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Google Describes Wi-Fi Sniffing In Pending Patent
Last Updated on Saturday, 29 May 2010 04:00 Written by External Post Saturday, 29 May 2010 04:00
theodp writes ‘After mistakenly saying that it did not collect Wi-Fi payload data, Google had to reverse itself, saying ‘it’s now clear that we have been mistakenly collecting samples of payload data from open (i.e. non-password-protected) WiFi
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Google skips German deadline for Wi-Fi data
Last Updated on Friday, 28 May 2010 12:00 Written by External Post Friday, 28 May 2010 12:00
Google has yet to turn over data collected as part of its Street View program to German authorities, and could be prepared to hold out for some time. and Financial Times reported that Google missed a Wednesday deadline to turn over the data it collected
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Google Says It Mistakenly Collected Wi-Fi Data While Mapping
Last Updated on Saturday, 15 May 2010 05:00 Written by External Post Saturday, 15 May 2010 05:00
Even if Google says there’s nothing to worry about, newviewmedia.com writes, the company ‘said it would stop collecting Wi-Fi network data from its StreetView cars, after an internal investigation it conducted found it was accidentally collecting data
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Bathroom scale plugs into Google Health
Last Updated on Friday, 29 January 2010 07:45 Written by External Post Friday, 29 January 2010 07:45
Not content with knowing where you go, both in real and cyber space, Google will soon know how much you weigh too – thanks to wi-fi-connected scales. The scale in question come from Withings, and it was launched last year with connections to various
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