Google knows every Wi-Fi password entered from an Android device

[Poke]

Not surprised.

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Goog...ssword-entered-from-an-Android-device_id47454

 

[Anole]

Big brother is . . .

Dirty commie bastards.



And don't forget, we can sort by GPS coordinates, too!

 

[mike123abc]

They probably know everyone's password to everything that Chrome saves since it syncs across machines... NSA probably has a direct tap..

 

[Hall]

Anyone who has gotten a new phone or has done a factory reset and after logging in to Google, they're magically re-connected to any WiFi access points, should NOT be surprised. Hell, I knew they were saving these data 3+ years ago....

 

[John Kotches]

Seems pretty obvious that Google has to store the password before they can restore it... Well sort of.

There are ways of storing these values so that Google can store it without knowing the value. You'd use the Google password + a random salt to encrypt the WiFi password. I would hope they aren't storing these in plain text.

This has been how many password systems have worked for a long time.

Let's get all the information before we jump to an incorrect conclusion.




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[eurosport]

I don't think anybody from Google will ever be close enough to the 2 access points in my house for me to be worried about them using my internet.

 

[king3pj]

I don't think anybody from Google will ever be close enough to the 2 access points in my house for me to be worried about them using my internet.

Yep. I get spotty coverage in the yard but you basically have to be in the house or on the deck to get a usable WiFi signal from me. I keep mine WPA2 protected but I would probably have the exact same number of outsiders on my network with no password.

 

[Teehar]

I'm shocked!! Not! I'm also 99% certain that google isn't the only one that spies on us.

 

[mike123abc]

I'm shocked!! Not! I'm also 99% certain that google isn't the only one that spies on us.

Is it really spying if you gave them the information voluntarily? You do have to type in the password and have cloud backup turned on....