Report: Google Knows Nearly Every WiFi Password in the World

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Google knows nearly every WiFi password in the world, according to a new report published Thursday in a prominent tech website.

Computerworld’s Michael Horowitz explained in his “Defensive Computing” blog that if you, or even a friend, have logged on your WiFi network with an Android device, chances are Google has your secret password stored in their servers.

“If an Android device (phone or tablet) has ever logged on to a particular Wi-Fi network, then Google probably knows the Wi-Fi password,” wrote Horowitz. “Considering how many Android devices there are, it is likely that Google can access most Wi-Fi passwords worldwide.”

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