Google’s Wi-Fi Sniffing Might Break Wiretap Law, Appeals Court Rules

Re:Google’s Wi-Fi Sniffing Might Break Wiretap Law, Appeals ... by bmmayer1 on Tuesday September 10, 2013 @04:04PM (#6363014)

So Google can't do it but the NSA can?

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Re:Google’s Wi-Fi Sniffing Might Break Wiretap Law, Appeals ... by rayiner on Tuesday September 10, 2013 @04:34PM (#6363264)

It is pretty much the purpose of governments to be able to do things that private companies cannot do.

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Re:Google’s Wi-Fi Sniffing Might Break Wiretap Law, Appeals ... by negativity on Tuesday September 10, 2013 @04:23PM (#6363180)

But then again... Is there really a difference between the two?

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Re:Google’s Wi-Fi Sniffing Might Break Wiretap Law, Appeals ... by anxiousest on Tuesday September 10, 2013 @05:21PM (#6363588)

Because it's unusual for VC firms to invest in startups?

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Re:Google’s Wi-Fi Sniffing Might Break Wiretap Law, Appeals ... by negativity on Wednesday September 11, 2013 @12:21AM (#6365491)

...more to the point, there are certainly some unusual VC firms investing in "startups", aren't there?

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Re:Google’s Wi-Fi Sniffing Might Break Wiretap Law, Appeals ... by eli on Tuesday September 10, 2013 @05:49PM (#6363761)

Do what? This really doesn't have anything to do with NSA.

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Re:Google’s Wi-Fi Sniffing Might Break Wiretap Law, Appeals ... by bryze on Tuesday September 10, 2013 @04:23PM (#6363177)

You beat me to it. It seems especially ironic right now.

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