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UK Privacy Watchdog Clears Google Of Wi-Fi Snooping

UK Privacy Watchdog Clears Google Of Wi-Fi Snooping

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UK authorities have cleared Google of collecting data from unprotected Wi-Fi networks, the Telegraph has reported.According to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the search giant's Street Cars did not collect any important or sensitive data from unprotected wireless networks while taking images for its Google Maps Street View service.In a press statement, the ICO said: "While Google considered it unlikely that it had collected anything except...



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