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Google engineer in Street View probe identifies as a 'hacker'

The identity of the engineer responsible for writing the code that led to tons of personal and private data being collected from the Google's Street View cars is revealed
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Google Admits To Accidentally Collecting Personal Data With Street View Cars

Technology : TechCrunch (3 years ago)

Talk about shooting yourself in the foot. Google has just admitted in an official blog post that its Street View cars have been "mistakenly collecting samples of payload data from open (i.e. non-password-protected) WiFi networks" si... Read Post

Google engineer told officials Street View cars were collecting personal data, FCC report says

Technology : Post Tech (last year)

A Google engineer knowingly created software that would collect sensitive personal information about people without their knowledge, according to an un-redacted version of a federal investigative report. Read full article >> Read Post

'Know-It-All' Street View Engineer Identified

Technology : Technology from Newser (last year)

The noose appears to be tightening around Google. Federal sources have now identified the Google engineer who knew—and informed co-workers and a boss—that Street View cars were snatching unencrypted personal data from potentially mi... Read Post


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