Former Prosecutor: Google Wi-Fi Snafu âLikelyâ Illegal
Google “likely” breached a U.S. federal criminal statute in connection with its accidental Wi-Fi sniffing, but not for siphoning private data from internet surfers using unsecured networks, a former federal prosecutor said Tuesday. Ironically, says former prosecutor Paul Ohm, it’s likely Google did not violate wiretap regulations, but instead might have breached the Pen Register…