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Google controversially forces users to opt-out of Wi-Fi snooping

Nov

2011

Google is offering to stop mapping wireless access point location data, granting network owners worldwide the choice to opt out from its Wi-Fi geolocation mapping. This move follows a decision by the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) that the process is in violation of laws in the Netherlands. Google feeds this data into its location […]

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Google relents, offers “WiFi sniffing” opt-out

Sep

2011

An article on Google’s grandly-named European Public Policy Blog, which offers “Google’s views on government, policy and politics in Europe”, has gently announced what the search-and-advertising behemoth calls A new option for location-based services. Google’s location-based services rely extensively on its controversial global database of WiFi access points. The idea is simple. Google’s many StreetView […]

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