NEW YORK: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is scolding Google Inc without punishing the Internet search leader for collecting e-mail messages, passwords and other personal information transmitted over unsecured wireless networks.
In a two-page letter released yesterday, the regulatory agency expressed its displeasure with Google for allowing potentially sensitive information to be scooped up for several years before management realised it.
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