Wi-fi

[stevenw]

After European governments in early 2010 asked Google to detail exactly what data its Street View vehicles were collecting, Google investigated, and in May 2010 disclosed the Wi-Fi data gathering practices, which it said were inadvertent. Regardless, that led to strong rebukes from numerous governments, including some investigations and fines. Likewise, 30 states -- led by then-Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal -- launched their own investigation in 2010. That effort is what's now reportedly closing in on the $7 million settlement deal.

Google has long maintained that although the data collection had been a "mistake," the company hadn't broken any U.S. laws by collecting Wi-Fi data that wasn't password-protected.




欧洲各国政府在2010年年初要求谷歌，谷歌什么样的数据，其街景车收集详细调查，并于2010年5月披露的Wi-Fi数据收集的做法，它说是无意的。无论如何，导致许多国家政府的强烈斥责，包括一些调查和罚款。同样，美国30个州 - 然后康涅狄格州检察长理查德·布卢门撒尔的带领下 - 在2010年推出了自己的调查。这项工作是现在，据报道，在700万美元的和解协议。

长期以来，谷歌一直认为，虽然数据收集是一个“错误”，该公司并没有违反任何美国法律通过收集这是没有密码保护的Wi-Fi数据。

(by Google translate)