Thursday 20 May 2010

Google chief Eric Schmidt downplays wi-fi privacy row

Google has downplayed privacy fears after it was revealed that its Street View cars had been harvesting data from private wi-fi networks.

The search giant's boss said that he hoped no one would be prosecuted.

Eric Schmidt said that there was "no, harm, no foul", after the firm admitted that it had been collecting snippets of web activity from people's wi-fi.

A US group has called for a Federal "probe", whilst European countries are considering taking action.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/10122339.stm

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