Google knows nearly every Wi-Fi password in the world

Re:Google knows nearly every Wi-Fi password in the world by anxiousest on Friday September 13, 2013 @06:26AM (#6379548)

'Blamed and shamed'?! I don't even think it's an issue, your wifi password isn't that of your bank account. They store your emails unencrypted for crying out loud, wifi passwords pale in comparison. It's a non issue.

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Re:Google knows nearly every Wi-Fi password in the world by tripzilch on Friday September 13, 2013 @07:07AM (#6379693)

You are in no position to decide whether it's okay for your phone to share my WiFi password with a third party. It's not your choice to make.

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Re:Google knows nearly every Wi-Fi password in the world by nekopa on Friday September 13, 2013 @06:32AM (#6379574)

My gmail is my personal email choice. I know the risks associated with that and accept them in return for the convenience of google email. On the other hand, my employer may not like that google has the password to our company's internal wifi. That's why I think there may be a bit of an issue here.

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Re:Google knows nearly every Wi-Fi password in the world by zobzu on Friday September 13, 2013 @02:16PM (#6382120)

Note that I can probably get your bank account password with your wifi password, when you'll be annoyed and hit that "ignore warning for invalid SSL certificate" ;-)

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