From: <djg2120@columbia.edu>
  To  : <CPC@emoglen.law.columbia.edu>
  Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 13:12:57 -0400

Google's Wi-Fi plans spark privacy fears

Just a quick update regarding what Google's up to lately.
Dan
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Electronic Frontier Foundation questions free wireless internet
access service

Matt Chapman, vnunet.com 11 Apr 2006

Google's plans to track users' locations on its free wireless
internet access service in San Francisco have caused unrest among
privacy campaigners.

The system is seen as a backdoor way for government agencies or law
enforcement bodies to follow people's movements within the city.

"The greatest concern is that once you have that treasure trove of
information, will people start to come looking for it?" Kurt
Opsahl, a staff attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation,
told Associated Press.

The city-wide Wi-Fi service is expected to be rolled out in two
formats: a paid-for ad-free service costing $20 a month; and a free
service that displays adverts.

In order to use the service, laptop owners will need to log-on with
a Google account so that the company will know who they are and
where they are.

Google stressed that it will use the tracking information to provide
relevant advertisements to the users based on their location.

http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2153880/google-wi-plans-spark-privacy


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