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Google's roaming Street View cameras have been doing more than snapping pictures in your neighborhood. They've also been collecting packets of information sent over private WiFi networks, the company recently acknowledged. The company said this mistake was the result of a programming error, and it has since stopped collecting the data.The revelation raises questions about whether the company violated federal wiretapping laws in collecting the information. Google disclosed that in addition to taking pictures, its camera system collected certain data from local WiFi networks set up in the neighborhoods where the cameras traveled. The company asserted, however, that it did not collect or store payload data—web surfing data or the content of emails transmitted over WiFi networks.　　Google

到处漫游的街景车在你家附近不只是拍照这么简单。该公司最近承认，他们还搜集到透过私人 WiFi 无线网络传输的数据。这家公司表示，这项过失是因为程序错误所致，并且已经终止搜集 WiFi 的个人资料。　　这项揭露的事实引发对该公司在搜集资料方面，是否已经违反联邦窃听法的质疑。Google 透露他们的照相系统除了拍照外，街景车经过设立在当地小区的 WiFi 网络时，还会接收到一些当时所传输的数据。但是，该公司声称他们自己并未搜集或储存负载数据，也就是透过 WiFi 无线网络所传送的网页浏览信息或电子邮件。