Google will delete Street View data in Britain

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Google will delete Street View data in Britain

Google has agreed to delete private emails and passwords mistakenly picked up from wireless networks in Britain by its Street View cars, the British information commissioner said Friday.

 

[Point.IT]

Misleading title. Makes it sound like Streetview itself was being removed.

 

[davemc]

Google is going to blind everyone in Britain?

 

[Avenue]

Misleading title. Makes it sound like Streetview itself was being removed.

yeah, I agree

 

[Grim147]

lol mistake ? how can somthing that has been programmed to do one thing do somthing completley differnt by mistake

 

[FuLL_MeT4L]

I still think this whole thing is such a joke. Who the hell runs a non-secure wireless network these days? :|

 

[c10n3d_0r6]

Why are they collecting wireless information? I thought they just supposed to take photo's?

PS...Time to watch Scotland get owned

 

[Lounger]

I still think this whole thing is such a joke. Who the hell runs a non-secure wireless network these days? :|

When the internet is fairly cheap in the UK and uncapped bandwidth is widespread, some people leave it open.

 

[gregmcc]

I still think this whole thing is such a joke. Who the hell runs a non-secure wireless network these days? :|

You will be surprised. Turn your scanner on and drive down a road with lots of businesses on. Scary.

 

[DarkStreet]

Serves the idiots right having their data "stolen". Perhaps now they can apply some logic and secure their networks.