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Google Wi-Fi Data Collection Discussed by 30 Attorneys General

Karen Freifeld and Joel Rosenblatt BusinessWeek 06/16/2010
Google Wi-Fi Data Collection Discussed by 30 Attorneys General

Google Inc.’s collection of data via Wi-Fi networks was the subject of a conference call among law enforcement officials from 30 U.S. states, according to Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal.

Google tells lawmakers it never used Wi-Fi data

Google Inc. is telling lawmakers that it never dissected or used any of the information that it accidentally sucked up while collecting data about public Wi-Fi networks in more than 30 countries.

Google Street View logs WiFi networks, Mac addresses

Andrew Orlowski The Register 04/25/2010

Secure Your Wireless Network....With Paint

Apartment Therapy Unplugged 01/27/2009
Google Street View logs WiFi networks, Mac addresses

Google's roving Street View spycam may blur your face, but it's got your number. The Street View service is under fire in Germany for scanning private WLAN networks, and recording users' unique Mac (Media Access Control) addresses, as the car trundles along.

Secure Your Wireless Network....With Paint

Why is it that not everyone has a secure wireless network at home? Raise your hand if you are reading this right now and you don't....or don't know. Is it because you just can't be bothered to remember a password? Or have you tried all the typical options but are still having more trouble than success? Well it looks like now you can do much better as long as you know how to pick up a paint brush.