Supreme Court rules Google cars cannot wiretap Wi-Fi (illegal, accuse, Obama)

[BentBow]

The court rejected Google’s appeal, affirming the lower court’s decision that the U.S. Wiretap Act includes information on unencrypted home Wi-Fi networks, Bloomberg reports. In several class-action lawsuits, Google has been accused of gathering emails, usernames and passwords with its fleet of vehicles used for collecting images for Street View.
Google has since apologized for the data collection but insists that it has not done anything illegal. The U.S. Wiretap Act prohibits interception of wire and electronic communications, but Google has argued that Wi-Fi networks fall under the exception made for radio signals.

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[Dane_in_LA]

Astonishing that it took the Supreme Court to make that clear.

[Mircea]

Originally Posted by Dane_in_LA

Astonishing that it took the Supreme Court to make that clear.

Yes, it is astonishing. It's also frightening.

Which is the greater threat, government organizations, or non-government organizations?

Wondering....

Mircea

[Globe199]

Thank god. Now, will Google relinquish all the data they illegally obtained?

edit

Hold on, the court did not decide that they cannot wiretap. They merely said that Google can be sued.

[SourD]

Originally Posted by Mircea

Yes, it is astonishing. It's also frightening.

Which is the greater threat, government organizations, or non-government organizations?

Wondering....

Mircea

You might as well consider Google a Government organization. They have a seat at Obama's table.

[Little-Acorn]

Originally Posted by BentBow

The court rejected Google’s appeal, affirming the lower court’s decision that the U.S. Wiretap Act includes information on unencrypted home Wi-Fi networks, Bloomberg reports.

Interesting.

Does this mean that, if I buy a new PC computer but don't want to pay for my own internet connection, and so I just turn it on and link up to my neighbor's unencrypted Wi-Fi without his knowing....

.... now I'm committing a Federal offense???

[Globe199]

Originally Posted by Little-Acorn

Interesting.

Does this mean that, if I buy a new PC computer but don't want to pay for my own internet connection, and so I just turn it on and link up to my neighbor's unencrypted Wi-Fi without his knowing....

.... now I'm committing a Federal offense???

Yes. That is totally what it means. Wow. Just wow.

btw, what is a "PC computer?" A personal computer computer?