Tech News: Google's Gawking is getting noticed

Turning the Eye toward Google Streetview

How much does Google Know?

As you can see from the picture to the left, from Google street view, they see a lot and know a lot more. It is to be expected considering they are the most popular search engine in the world. However, when asked the simple question of why their street view mapping cars were collecting unencrypted data off of wireless networks as they pasted by the techs from Google were "clueless".
Picture from google streetview


          The investigation into this then became of "it wasn't my job to check the logs" and "I never really read the design documents". All the buckpassing has raised even more red flags. It appears Google was trying to sweep it under the rug when one of their spokeswomen stated  “Clearly there was a process breakdown.” in referance to the number of engineers working on the project that claimed not to know all the details. Google then pulled out their digital ace in the whole and blamed it on a lone engineer's software malfunction. The F.C.C , the leaders of the investigation, would not have any of that. Detailing in a report on the case that it was not the work of a lone malfunction, and that they would be continuing the investigation. The F.C.C.s progress in their investigation has encouraged European countries such as Britain and Germany to reopen similar cases.

      However Google is now beginning to play nice, cooperating fully with the investigation. Going as far to destroy the information collected in Britain. Google's most resent statement on the matter was that the collection methods did meet its standards but, they haven't broken any laws. The information was never sold, or give to any third party or used to benefit anyone.

       So what do you think? Has Google made an honest mistake, or were they storing information for some dark terrible purpose, or just trying to make money? Leave a comment down below and let us know.

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Sources:
NY Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/13/technology/google-street-view-case-brought-employee-denials.html?_r=1&ref=technology