[ga] Bridging the Gap: Why privacy and security are so important XXIV - French Data Protection Authority Finds Passwords and email Text in Google's Data

["Jeffrey A. Williams" <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

All,

  As I made some mention several years ago now regarding
jurisdictional considerations in respect to the handling of
users or public data it seems that those many mentions fell
on deaf ears and/or blind eyes at Google especially.  Seems to 
me and many more that Google needs to change it's business 
model and technical delivery behavior as soon as possible.
It also seems to me that ICANN could or should be playing 
a significant role in pursuading Google to do so lest ICANN
be seen as an enabler in this sort of questionable behavior 
as Google is a ICANN accredited Registrar.

See:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/06/18/google_street_view_cars_wifi_data_includes_emails_and_passwords/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/10364073.stm
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9178220/Google_Wi_Fi_data_grab_snared_passwords_e_mail_?taxonomyId=17
(June 18 & 21, 2010)
French data protection authority French National Commission on Computing
and Liberty (CNIL) reports that Google collected passwords and email
messages while gathering images for its Street View feature.  CNIL's
preliminary study included examination of some of the collected data
collected in France.  The study is being conducted to decide whether to
prosecute Google for breach of privacy.  Google was gathering
information about Wi-Fi hotspots to improve location-based services.

Regards,

Jeffrey A. Williams
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