Did Google Take Your Private Data?
If the cap fits....
It is now perfectly clear that Google has admitted that they have breached security in the UK by removing personal data through wi-fi connections as they were taking images ready for it’s live map database.
Earlier in the year, Google said that “NO” significant data had been collected’- which now appears to be complete utter lies.
Among some of the data taken included private email details and passwords, along with lots more private and obviously, insecure information which was allowed to be sucked through the air at the bat of an eye lid. According to Google’s PR, they claim it was “a mistake” and that they are working to delete the data.
The office of ‘The Information Commissioner’ of th eprivacy watchdog has said that they are going to look into it again and see exactly what it was that Google had extracted, including why and how.
What I find to be completely unbelievable is a company who are obviously so big and knowledgeable as Google, can map millions of addresses with personal email addresses, passwords and other personal data – all through vehicle’s with wi-fi, claim that they did not know it was happening and didn’t want the data either!
I must admit, I will be following this one pretty closely, because I can’t think for one minute they will use the excuse that they were experiencing poor 3G connection and couldn’t upload the images quick enough, like we experience every day?
But, what if it was me or you that got arrested for doing something like this, and we had the personal data of millions of people from accross the country – what would happen to us?
Prison!
