Google Stops Wi-Fi Mapping Project After "Mistakenly" Scoring Personal Data

AFP reports that Google is frantically attempting to get rid of data the company now wishes it hadn't acquired. Google sends out cars across the world for mapping purposes as well as photographing at ground level for Street View. They've also been using those Street View cars to map unsecured Wi-Fi hotspots, presumably to insert them into Google Maps so travelers will be able to find places with available wireless Internet.

It's a cool idea, but apparently some information found its way from...