37 states join probe into Google Wi-Fi data collection | Linux Today

37 states join probe into Google Wi-Fi data collection

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 23, 2010

“Connecticut Atty. Gen. Richard Blumenthal, who has been leading
the month-old investigation, sent a third letter to Google on
Wednesday asking, among other things, whether it had tested the
feature’s software before putting it to use. Doing so, he said,
should have uncovered any glitches responsible for the unwarranted
collection of e-mails, passwords and other personal data of those
who failed to protect their networks with passwords.

“”Google’s responses continue to generate more questions than
they answer,” he said in a statement. “Now the question is how it
may have used — and secured — all this private information.


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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