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July 27, 2011 10:05 am
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/DRZerMPGcGU/Google-Grabbed-Locations-of-Phones-PCs
Google Grabbed Locations of Phones, PCs
1800maxim writes "As it turns out, Google didn't only grab the hotspot SSIDs and MAC addresses with its Street View cars. As this article at CNET notes, Google also recorded location data of computers using wireless cards, as well as cell phones and other Wi-Fi devices. Google's explanation is that the data collection was accidental, and they declined to answer further questions from CNET." 
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