Posts Tagged Wi Fi
Google cleared of wi-fi snooping
Posted by Newspapers Today in Science, Technology and Environment on July 29th, 2010
No “significant” personal data was grabbed by Google when it snooped on wi-fi networks, says the UK data protection office.
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Published on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:48:34 +0000
Ecotality unveils consumer EV charging stations
Posted by Newspapers Today in Science, Technology and Environment on July 29th, 2010
The Blink line of charging stations for commercial services and home use will have cellular-network capability, as well as LAN, Wi-Fi, and ZigBee.
This article is from CNET News [visit resource]
Published on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:34:10 PDT
Google Street View gets back on the road
Posted by Newspapers Today in Science, Technology and Environment on July 9th, 2010
After being sidelined over unauthorized collection of people’s Wi-Fi data, Street View cars hit the road again in some countries, but will no longer collect any such data.
This article is from CNET News [visit resource]
Published on Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:53:55 PDT
Google skips German deadline for Wi-Fi data
Posted by Newspapers Today in Science, Technology and Environment on May 27th, 2010
Data protection laws–of all things–could be used by Google to avoid having to turn over data collected as part of its Wi-Fi Street View incident to German authorities.
This article is from CNET News [visit resource]
Published on Thu, 27 May 2010 09:54:07 PDT
Google downplays privacy concerns
Posted by Newspapers Today in Science, Technology and Environment on May 18th, 2010
The search firm seeks to allay privacy fears after it revealed that it had been harvesting data from private wi-fi networks.
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Published on Tue, 18 May 2010 21:39:32 GMT
Google to offer encrypted search next week
Posted by Newspapers Today in Science, Technology and Environment on May 14th, 2010
In response to its disclosure that it spied on public Wi-Fi networks through Street View, the company announced plans to encrypt Google search starting next week.
This article is from CNET News [visit resource]
Published on Fri, 14 May 2010 15:32:39 PDT
Google: Oops, we spied on your Wi-Fi
Posted by Newspapers Today in Science, Technology and Environment on May 14th, 2010
Google has mistakenly been collecting snippets of e-mails and Web-surfing activity as part of its Street View mapping program.
This article is from CNET News [visit resource]
Published on Fri, 14 May 2010 14:49:35 PDT
Apple promises software fix for iPad Wi-Fi problems
Posted by Newspapers Today in Science, Technology and Environment on May 11th, 2010
Though the iPad maker previously published some temporary workarounds, it now says a future software update will address the problem.
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Published on Tue, 11 May 2010 08:50:56 PDT
On iPhone, beware of that AT&T Wi-Fi hot spot
Posted by Newspapers Today in Science, Technology and Environment on April 27th, 2010
Researcher finds that iPhones will hop on dubious Wi-Fi networks if they are named AT&T hot spots.
This article is from CNET News [visit resource]
Published on Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:33:40 PDT
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