Google ’s misadventures inWi - Fi data collectioncontinue , as attorney general from about 30 states are weighing a magnanimous - scale probe of the ship’s company over their use ofStreet Viewcars to illicitly gather Wi - Fi meshwork info . This could get ugly .
Google Sued Over Street View Wi - Fi number
The legal minds gather in a group discussion call last Thursday to discuss what should be done , and if they should play in concert . accord to Connecticut AG Richard Blumenthal , who spearhead the try :
“ violate licit expectations of concealment on the part of both homeowner and patronage hoi polloi is an extraordinarily serious issue , and we desire all the facts as rapidly as potential … At this detail , we are asking questions and candidly some of the answers we received so far have raised extra interrogative sentence that we have put to the company . ”
Those answers may have something to do with Google ’s own audit of the situation , whichshowed fairly clear intentthat the companionship has attempt to pass off as the work of a rogue engineer .
https://gizmodo.com/was-a-rogue-engineer-responsible-for-googles-wi-fi-sn-5559989
For their part , Google reiterated that collecting unknowing mass ’s Wi - Fi connection information with their Street View cars was a “ error , ” but not illegal . It sound as though the court will be the ones making that distinction soon enough . [ NY Times ]
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