Articles tagged with: Wi Fi and Google

Google is not Buying USA Based Wi-Fi Network, Icoa

­Confusion abounds over reports that Google has paid US$400 million to buy the USA based wi-fi network provider, Icoa.  more

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Google Extends Advertising Funded Wi-Fi Deal with Boingo Wireless

­Boingo Wireless announced today that Google is expanding its sponsorship of Boingo wi-fi from six New York subway stations and more than 200 Manhattan hotzones, to 24 additional locations across the country.  more

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UK Reopens Investigation into Google's Wi-Fi Sniffing

­The UK's information and data privacy regulator, the ICO has reopened its investigation into Google's collection of wi-fi information by its Street View cars last year.  more

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Google Fined for Refusing to Assist in Wi-Fi Scanning Investigation

­Google is facing a US$25,000 fine from the US telecoms regulator, the FCC over its collection of wi-fi traffic when it's Street View vehicles drove around the USA.  more

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Google Takes Action Following Wi-Fi Sniffing Complaints

­Google has taken reasonable steps to improve its privacy policies, the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said today, following an audit at the company's London office.  more

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Microsoft Publishes Source Code for Wi-Fi Mapping Service

­Microsoft has published some of the source code it will be using in its own wi-fi hotspot mapping service, in a move that will seek to avoid the fuss caused when Google was found to be collecting similar details when its StreetView cars drove around cities.  more

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Leaked Emails Highlights Importance of Android Location Data to Google

­A series of leaked emails has highlighted the importance that Google placed on the ability to collect location data from its Android OS as it tried to build up a map of wi-fi hotspots for location based services.  more

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Conn. AG: Google refusing to turn over Wi-Fi data

Connecticut's attorney general says Google is refusing to give him access to data it collected about state residents from public Wi-Fi networks. more

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Google agrees to delete UK personal data

Britain's information security watchdog says that Google has agreed to delete the personal data collected by the company's Street View cars. more

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FCC opens inquiry into Google data collection

Federal Communications Commission to probe Google collection of data over Wi-Fi networks more

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