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Google's Avenue View Gathers Information From As part of your House

Google Street View is often a very useful service. Anytime I go traveling, I'll use Google Roadmaps and Google Street see before I leave. The ability to view the street and surrounding areas makes me feel convenient traveling to new spots. I know some individuals have privacy concerns with regards to their street or properties being so easily watchable. While I don't share those concerns I truly do applaud Google's policy of blurring out the images of anyone the master of the property and asks it.

Google Earth used satellite tv images it received via other sources. Google Street View will be the work of Google. They send out any fleet of cars and also bikes with special cameras and equipment to consider all those pictures. Earlier this year Google was caught capturing Wifi signals mainly because it was mapping locations. This exposure led to certain policies going to light.

Google was actively checking and recording every cellular access point it observed. Google was also logging the MAC of each access point. With this information Google is trying to gain additional info. If you went to your Google service coming from one of these simple access points, Google would know almost exactly where you were.

In the process of collecting this info Google had to admit that they "inadvertently" captured usernames, passwords and emails. Most of this information was fragmented but not obviously exploitable. I'm sure with a little work, they could match the users with all the passwords and the e-mail. Google has since rewritten their software not to capture the "data" but they it's still recording the access place. If Google was able to get the MAC address of your house wireless router, they will recognize you once you go to one of their services. I don't like this specific. Google claims they didn't know these were capturing user names, passwords and "data". I wonder if the FTC could be as willing to take that excuse from me only started scanning my neighbors. I really don't like this.

Finally, let this serve as a lesson. When you are sitting at a location using their no cost WiFi, you are not browsing privately. Not only can everyone inside the store see what you are doing, but people outside the store are able to see as well. For those who still think they may be not being seen, do an Internet seek out Kismet or Wireshark. Better yet, do a YouTube search and see these tools in motion.

Please click the link to find out more about Google Earth Street View.