Connecticut to Google: ‘We’re OK with settlement’
p2pnet view P2P | Advertising:- The thing no one ever mentions when they’re referring to the multitude of problems created by Google’s sneak view Street View product is: the direct expense it creates for taxpayers in the various the countries it invades as it tries to worm its way around the demands of citizens.
“If you want to use us and our houses and our cars, just ask us first”, the say.
Gargle is a bidniz based on advertising, lest we forget, not a state or a nation. And yet that’s the way it sees itself, and that’s the way it’s treated, encouraged by Canada and others who deal with it on that level.
Gargle’s whole mode of operation is built around the philosophy ‘Don’t ask, just take’, and when problems arise, wear a mask of injured innocence, prevaricate, dodge, delay.
Now “Verifying Google’s data snare is crucial to assessing a penalty and assuring no repeat” theodp has ex-Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal saying last December “in response to Google’s ‘accidental’ collection of payload data from WiFi networks”.
theodp’s observation comes in Slashdot and also quotes Blumenthal as stating, “We will fight to compel Google to come clean-granting my office access to improperly collected materials and protecting confidentiality, as the company has done in Canada and elsewhere.”
But, the post, says, “That was then”, continuing >>>
Luckily for Google, there’s a new AG in town, and Blumenthal successor George Jepsen said Friday that his office will enter into settlement negotiations with the company without reviewing the pilfered data, which Google has steadfastly refused to share with it.
‘This is a good result for the people of Connecticut,’ Jepsen said in a statement.
“A separate Jepsen press release suggested some of the blame for the privacy offenses laid with Google’s victims, who were advised to ‘turn off your wireless network when you know you won’t use it’ to thwart those who ‘may be watching your Internet activity without your knowledge.”
Now you know.
Slashdot – Connecticut AG Opts For Street View Settlement, Without Seeing the Data, January 30, 2011
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January 31st, 2011 at 5:22 pm
” “A separate Jepsen press release suggested some of the blame for the privacy offenses laid with Google’s victims, who were advised to ‘turn off your wireless network when you know you won’t use it’ to thwart those who ‘may be watching your Internet activity without your knowledge.”
Yup, fear your neighbor.
Turn off or lock down your WiFi so you can’t share directly with others in your neighborhood or on your block without needing to actually be ON the internet. Great for record and movie companies. Keep us frightened and suspicious of each other .. great for government.
January 31st, 2011 at 6:35 pm
no one is invading anyones privacy. Secure your wifi networks. Not any different than talking loud on a cell phone in a public place. Google isn’t going to ask every citizen for permission to publish their house picture online and they shouldn’t have to. If you don’t want the public to see your house, move to the country a surround it with trees. Quit complaining just because google is big. Go make something as cool as streetview!
February 4th, 2011 at 11:47 am
” no one is invading anyones privacy. ”
I agree with that, and never had ANY issues with street view, since per the name it’s stuff that ANYONE can see from the STREET, but logic and reasoning are never enough to trump fear. Fear is a fantastic motivator, since it completely shuts off the higher reasoning portion of the brain as it would appear. Even an evil empire like google can occasionally come up with something useful. But, since it was created by google any possible redeeming features will be ignored and the FUD angle will be ramped up to 11, since there really is no logical, intelligent reason to fear this.
It’s like politics in any country.
The politicians will fight against any policy created by the opposing party, even if that policy is beneficial for all, simply because it’s not their idea.