Would you tell Google your Wi-Fi password? You probably already did...

Discussion in 'privacy problems' started by TheKid7, Jul 19, 2013.

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  1. TheKid7

    TheKid7 Registered Member

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    Would you tell Google your Wi-Fi password? You probably already did...
    http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/07/18/would-you-tell-google-your-wi-fi-password/
     
    TheKid7, Jul 19, 2013
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  2. J_L

    J_L Registered Member

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    Huh, yet it never seemed to work for me. None of my Angry Bird levels were restored...
     
    J_L, Jul 19, 2013
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  3. x942

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    I tested this before and the WiFi password never resyncs. Seems strange. Another reason to not run google apps though.
     
    x942, Jul 19, 2013
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  4. shuverisan

    shuverisan Registered Member

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    Don't Windows Live accounts do this too? What about Apple and Amazon/Kindle?
     
    shuverisan, Jul 20, 2013
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  5. x942

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    Windows Live doesn't sync WiFi as far as they say. I wouldn't put it past MS to do so though. Apple will start syncing with the release of iOS 7 and keychain syncing via iCloud. Amazon kindle doesn't claim to do this at all and only seems to sync back book data.
     
    x942, Jul 20, 2013
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  6. EncryptedBytes

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    I am always of the mindset anything you put on another entity's cloud server farm without encrypting it yourself, is resting there in plaintext or where a global keystore exists.
     
    EncryptedBytes, Jul 21, 2013
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    I agree 100%.
     
    LockBox, Jul 21, 2013
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