http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703506904575591963217799010.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_LEFTTopNews
U.K. has accused Google of breaching privacy laws. Google's cars go around capturing images for Google's street views, and Google admits that it inadvertently collected personal data from unsecured wireless networks across the world, setting off a storm of criticism. Accidentally taking pictures of people's personal property is understandable, but I don't understand how Google "inadvertently" acquired data from unlocked networks. This data collection isn't an accident, Google chose to collect it. By the way, other countries have accused Google of privacy breeches as well, including France, Germany, and Canada.
This seems a little sketchy to me. There's no way Google could accidentally obtain this data, they would have to go after it. I had on idea Google did this and it seems a little unsettling.
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