Google s secret Wi-Fi snooping used in the StreetView-mapping legal cases was powered by new sniffing technology that the company wants to patent, court documents filed allege. Google, Microsoft, Cisco Systems and others want appeals court to deny immunity to Israeli company for its alleged distribution of spyware and illegal cyber-surveillance activities. Read the full article in Computerworld.com/Cybersecurity-SecurityWeek.com: Google’s Android security update addressed 43 bugs overall affecting Android handsets.
Source: https://threatpost.com/google-seeks-patent-wifi-snooping-tech-060310/74060/