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Marius Milner Identified As WiFi-Sniffing Engineer In Google Street View Case
Marius Milner has been identified as the engineer that wrote the code for scooping up the private WiFi data from Google Street View cars. The FCC had fined Google $25,000 for grabbing the personal data from unprotected WiFi networks. Before working at Google, Milner worked at Lucent and Avaya. He is also known as the author of NetStumbler, which he calls “the world’s first usable ‘Wardriving. application for Windows… a de facto wireless security tool, used by hundreds of thousands of people.”
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Electronic Privacy Information Center Demands Full FCC Report On Google Street View
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) has demanded that the FCC release a complete report on their findings during the Google Street View investigation. EPIC has filed a Freedom of Information Act request to see the full 25-page report. A good amount of the version that the FCC released this past Friday was redacted.
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FCC Fines Google $25,000 Over Street View WiFi Issues
The Federal Communications Commission has ordered Google to pay a paltry $25,000 for delaying an investigation into reports that the Street View cars were collecting personal information from WiFi networks. Google Street View is a service built into Google Maps and Google Earth that lets you view first-hand what a specific location looks like as captured by a Google Street View car. Sometimes the Street View cars inadvertently captures pedestrians at the worst moments as displayed by our funny Google Street View post. The case against Google started in 2010 when it was discovered that Google Street View cars were collecting personal data such as e-mails and web history from open WiFi networks.
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WATCH: Google Street View Goes Into The White House
The White House and Google have announced a partnership that will allow people to see a 360-degree tour of The White House. Street View will allow people to see all of the rooms in The White House digitized in ultra high-definition.
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Google Street View Now Has Photos Of Areas Affected By March 11 Earthquake and Tsunami In Japan
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) announced this past July that they are planning to digitally archive the areas of Northeastern Japan that was affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Google has driven more than 44,000 kilometers through the affected regions and collected images using 360-degree panoramic imagery to show you how devastating it looks. Google is hoping that this will help scientists gain a better understanding of the damage caused by natural disasters. [Google Blog]
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Grand Theft Auto IV Fans Put Together Google Street View Of Liberty City
Grand Theft Auto 4 fans that interact on GTA4.net had come together and spent 2 months to put together an Google Street View interactive map for Liberty City, a map from the game. If you often use Google Street View and Google Maps, you will know exactly how to use the interactive map on GTA4.net. You can even filter the map based on where you can pick up different weapons, perform stunts, and activities.
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Google Starts Mapping The Amazon Rainforest For Street View
The Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) Street View cameras have gone nautical to capture the Amazon rainforest. Google is also using bicycle cameras to capture the rainforest.
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Google, Microsoft & AOL Sued Over Street View Patent
Transcenic, a company that apparently only the patent office has ever heard of, is suing Google, Microsoft and AOL for patent infringement. ZDNet reports that the patent, granted in 2006, is for a “spacial referenced photographic system with navigation arrangement.” Google Street View, Microsoft Streetside and AOL’s Mapquest all appear to infringe on the patent.
Google Starts Collecting Street View Images In India
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has launched the “Street View” project in India on Thursday. Street View collects panoramic images and places them in Google Maps for users to see what buildings look like in real life. In India, Google Street View is starting in Bangalore, Karnataka.
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Microsoft Launches StreetSide To Compete With Google Street View
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is launching a service that competes with the Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) Street View service called Microsoft StreetSide. Microsoft has cars already rolling in Europe taking photos for the service. Cars have been spotted in London and other major European cities will be covered next month. Microsoft StreetSide is already available in 56 U.S. cities and towns.
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