Google is halting the collection of WiFi network information for its controversial "Street View" mapping service after admitting it mistakenly gathered personal data sent over unsecured systems.
The Internet giant had insisted previously that it was only collecting WiFi network names and addresses with the Street View cars that have been cruising
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http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0515/google-streetview-vans-accidentally-spied-private-wifi-data/
