The case of Google stealing wireless network data
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13988329[^] So, Google will now be taken to court over their Street View cars taking wireless data. I find this quote hilarious: "It had previously admitted collecting the data by mistake while gathering images for its Street View service." I can't believe they are still claiming that the data was taken "accidentally". Yes, we are all going to believe that the Google cars accidentally had wireless network recievers and that purely by coincidence they also happened to have the software that was saving the data the car picked up. :doh:
See if you can crack this: b749f6c269a746243debc6488046e33f
So far, no one seems to have cracked this!The unofficial awesome history of Code Project's Bob! "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid."
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13988329[^] So, Google will now be taken to court over their Street View cars taking wireless data. I find this quote hilarious: "It had previously admitted collecting the data by mistake while gathering images for its Street View service." I can't believe they are still claiming that the data was taken "accidentally". Yes, we are all going to believe that the Google cars accidentally had wireless network recievers and that purely by coincidence they also happened to have the software that was saving the data the car picked up. :doh:
See if you can crack this: b749f6c269a746243debc6488046e33f
So far, no one seems to have cracked this!The unofficial awesome history of Code Project's Bob! "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid."
The car was sending/saving data from the laptop built in. Trust them. Then, by mistake they pressed the wireless button and being a beta software(misktake again) it send all the data it could get it hands on. :rolleyes: It all makes sense :laugh:
All the best, Dan
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13988329[^] So, Google will now be taken to court over their Street View cars taking wireless data. I find this quote hilarious: "It had previously admitted collecting the data by mistake while gathering images for its Street View service." I can't believe they are still claiming that the data was taken "accidentally". Yes, we are all going to believe that the Google cars accidentally had wireless network recievers and that purely by coincidence they also happened to have the software that was saving the data the car picked up. :doh:
See if you can crack this: b749f6c269a746243debc6488046e33f
So far, no one seems to have cracked this!The unofficial awesome history of Code Project's Bob! "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid."
I dunno. I can see it happening. They're trying to get the skyhook service working. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyhook_Wireless[^] And who knows what kinds of crap are turned on a given piece of software by default, or what kind of cyber-monkeys are running the software. They're probably just stupid or incompetent. Not malevolent. Oh, well. Respondeat Superior and all that.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13988329[^] So, Google will now be taken to court over their Street View cars taking wireless data. I find this quote hilarious: "It had previously admitted collecting the data by mistake while gathering images for its Street View service." I can't believe they are still claiming that the data was taken "accidentally". Yes, we are all going to believe that the Google cars accidentally had wireless network recievers and that purely by coincidence they also happened to have the software that was saving the data the car picked up. :doh:
See if you can crack this: b749f6c269a746243debc6488046e33f
So far, no one seems to have cracked this!The unofficial awesome history of Code Project's Bob! "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid."
i completely believe capturing the data was accidental They were capturing wireless packet headers, for sure, they don't deny that, and for a worthwhile purpose Irrespective, having an unsecured, unencrypted wireless connection, is like sun-baking naked on your driveway - you do share some responsibility if you get photographed
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13988329[^] So, Google will now be taken to court over their Street View cars taking wireless data. I find this quote hilarious: "It had previously admitted collecting the data by mistake while gathering images for its Street View service." I can't believe they are still claiming that the data was taken "accidentally". Yes, we are all going to believe that the Google cars accidentally had wireless network recievers and that purely by coincidence they also happened to have the software that was saving the data the car picked up. :doh:
See if you can crack this: b749f6c269a746243debc6488046e33f
So far, no one seems to have cracked this!The unofficial awesome history of Code Project's Bob! "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid."
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13988329[^] So, Google will now be taken to court over their Street View cars taking wireless data. I find this quote hilarious: "It had previously admitted collecting the data by mistake while gathering images for its Street View service." I can't believe they are still claiming that the data was taken "accidentally". Yes, we are all going to believe that the Google cars accidentally had wireless network recievers and that purely by coincidence they also happened to have the software that was saving the data the car picked up. :doh:
See if you can crack this: b749f6c269a746243debc6488046e33f
So far, no one seems to have cracked this!The unofficial awesome history of Code Project's Bob! "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid."
"About 600MB of data was collected in 30 countries." I can think of easier ways to not quite fill a single CD.
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i completely believe capturing the data was accidental They were capturing wireless packet headers, for sure, they don't deny that, and for a worthwhile purpose Irrespective, having an unsecured, unencrypted wireless connection, is like sun-baking naked on your driveway - you do share some responsibility if you get photographed
Nonsense. As I type this, my keyboard is sending out EM signals and I haven't encrypted them. You are saying that if someone were to capture those signals and thereby eavesdrop on any conversation I might be having, it is my fault. That's nonsense, just because something is there it does not mean it is available for use by anyone that feels like it.
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Nonsense. As I type this, my keyboard is sending out EM signals and I haven't encrypted them. You are saying that if someone were to capture those signals and thereby eavesdrop on any conversation I might be having, it is my fault. That's nonsense, just because something is there it does not mean it is available for use by anyone that feels like it.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.