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When Google discovered this site, they disabled their Streetview API access.  Spoil sports!

Despite resolving the issue of how the tablet acquired the WiFi credentials raised in the previous tale, there are still significant issues regarding the storage of such information in a cloud environment.

It appears that Android stores SSIDs and WPA encryption keys on Google's servers and links them to users' Google accounts.  So much for "don't be evil!" [Updated]

You really have to wonder at what you would need to do in this country to attract a penalty - let alone conviction - for breaching the privacy of others. Because the unauthorised and systematic collection of the personal information of millions of Australians citizens - including emails, bank account details and passwords - apparently isn't enough.

The Australian Privacy Foundation is still seeking confirmation that the personal information of local citizens collected by Google Australia through its StreetView cars is being stored in Australia.

The Office of the Australian Privacy Commissioner's handling of the Google StreetView WiFi privacy breach had been "a travesty" and an abrogation of specific responsibilities, the Australian Privacy Foundation has charged.