The payload data transmitted over unencrypted Wi-Fi networks that was captured by Google included emails, usernames, passwords, images, and documents," wrote the U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco in a report released Tuesday
unbeknownst to passers-by, those cameras weren't just making photos. They were also collecting detailed information transmitted over Wi-Fi networks they passed through
This appeals court decision is a tremendous victory for privacy rights.
The practice was discovered by a German data protection commissioner in 2010.
The Gazette - September 10, 2013
"The payload data transmitted over unencrypted Wi-Fi networks that was captured by Google included emails, usernames, passwords, images, and documents," wrote the U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco in a report released Tuesday
Announcing 41 Changes to Google+
May 15, 2013
Two years after launch, a raft of changes that demonstrates what has worked and how priorities have changed.
Startpage, and its sister search engine Ixquick, are the only third-party certified search engines in the world that do not record your IP address or track your searches.
See also: startpage.com
ixquick gets its results from various search engines (Google,Yahoo,Wikipedia,etc), Startpage only gets results from Google
Want to see how Google Glass actually feels? It's surprisingly simple. Say "take a picture" to take a picture. Record what you see, hands free. Even share what you see, live." - February 20, 2013
EdX, the online course provider created by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute for Technology, sees an open-source future for massive online courses.