Data Engineer in Google Case Is Identified - author of NetStumbler

Re:Data Engineer in Google Case Is Identified - author of Ne... by option_greek on Tuesday May 01, 2012 @01:50AM (#3913202)

I think you are not aware of the context here. The reason they have a wifi expert roaming around is because they are marking free wifi spots as part of streetview.

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Re:Data Engineer in Google Case Is Identified - author of Ne... by whackberry on Tuesday May 01, 2012 @01:55AM (#3913217)

I am aware of the context.

To mark hotspots you don't need packet sniffing or data capture of any kind. Why is Google capturing packet payload during "wardriving"? Nobody does that. All you do is store the GPS location, plus basic AP identification, period.

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Re:Data Engineer in Google Case Is Identified - author of Ne... by jlawer on Tuesday May 01, 2012 @03:10AM (#3913350)

Sure you do,

How do you know if an open wifi is a corp network that just enforces VPNs to actually do anything?

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