A Federal Communications Commission (FCC) official has said both the case of Google's accidental WiFi snooping and the hack which exposed information of over 100,000 iPad users on an AT&T website are "worrisome in their own way." Google recently admitted to accidentally sniffing Internet traffic on unencrypted wireless networks while its Street View cars were snapping pictures in more than 30 countries.
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"Whether intentional or not, collecting information sent over WiFi networks clearly infringes on consumer privacy," Joe Gurin
Sorry... Not when the people who own them don't encrypt them. If I don't close my drapes and walk around naked in front of the windows does that mean I get to complain about my privacy being infringed? OH!! Maybe I could sue everyone who looks in!!
Originally posted by oracle13: "Whether intentional or not, collecting information sent over WiFi networks clearly infringes on consumer privacy," Joe Gurin
Sorry... Not when the people who own them don't encrypt them. If I don't close my drapes and walk around naked in front of the windows does that mean I get to complain about my privacy being infringed? OH!! Maybe I could sue everyone who looks in!!
Well, you won't be able to sue. However if your neighbors report to law enforcement that they saw you, you may be arrested for being an exhibitionist. My advise, don't try it.
Originally posted by oracle13: "Whether intentional or not, collecting information sent over WiFi networks clearly infringes on consumer privacy," Joe Gurin
Sorry... Not when the people who own them don't encrypt them. If I don't close my drapes and walk around naked in front of the windows does that mean I get to complain about my privacy being infringed? OH!! Maybe I could sue everyone who looks in!!
Well, you won't be able to sue. However if your neighbors report to law enforcement that they saw you, you may be arrested for being an exhibitionist. My advise, don't try it.
LOL no worries. I'm on the list of "Things no one wants to see".
