SEL: Google Offers WiFi Security in Exchange for Your Usage Data

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September 20, 2005

Google Offers WiFi Security in Exchange for Your Usage Data

Great coverage from Nathan Weinberg on the new secure WiFi offering from Google: "Your internet traffic becomes encrypted when you send it out, decrypted by Google, the requested data downloaded by Google, encrypted and sent to you, and decrypted on your machine."

He pulled this quote from the FAQ page:

"One of our engineers recognized that secure WiFi was virtually non-existent at most locations. As a result, he used his 20% project time to begin an initiative to offer users more secure WiFi access. Google Secure Access is the result of this endeavor."

Zawodny links to Om Malik's news of Google seeking bids for "a nationwide optical network" to push massive amounts of voice, video and data close to the end user."

/. got a whif. (tx roberto)

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