Our readers know very well that nothing is truly secure anymore, with today's technology. But who has paid attention to Google?
How many times have you really “read” the privacy policies of large and small websites? How many times have you clicked “YES” by signing that you understand the terms of use that you haven’t even read? You’re not the only one who does it…
Most of us have agreed to the terms of online companies without knowing them.
Computerworld ,took the time to study Google's policy, and the results are surprising: Google has access to most of the world's Wi-Fi passwords.
There are about 750 million Android devices around the world, and most of them have connected to a Wi-Fi network at least once.
But once you've agreed to Google's privacy policy, you should know that every time you back up your data, the Wi-Fi passwords stored on your phone go to Google.
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The ability to create backups is quite practical, since if you lose your phone, you will have all your data back easily. Your contacts or the various Wi-Fi networks you have saved from time to time, everything is there. There and on Google's servers.
There are a few ways to stop this, but have any of you implemented them? For example, there is a little box somewhere in the settings area that can help you stop Google from accessing your data.
In Android 2.3.4, for example, it is in Settings/Privacy, while in Android 4.2 it is in the Settings/Backup and reset path.
Considering recent NSA privacy disclosures, these details may make a difference. Or they may not. But knowing this, it's a good idea to protect our data as much as possible.
