Google Secure Access
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In September 2005, Google released Google tools to enhance the use of supposed free Google Wifi spots located in Mountain View, California, the homebase of Google operations.
[edit] Purpose (use)
Google Secure Access is meant to be used to make Google Wifi connection points more secure for each user by running internet activity through Google's own proxy servers.
[edit] Links
- Wifi Faq Page
- Wifi Home Page (NOT YET FUNCTIONAL)
Downloads
[edit] Wikinews:Google prepares to launch WiFi service
- This section was originally published in Wikinews and was written by Cspurrier, Messedrocker and Edbrown05, among others on Wikinews.
On September 20, Wikinews reported that according to several pages on Google's website, Google is launching a free WiFi service. This program, called Google Secure Access, creates a Virtual Private Network allowing secure access to the Internet. Google Secure Access encrypts all traffic to and from a user's machine while the user is connected to the wireless access point.
Google provides its engineers with time to work on independent research projects. Google Secure Access was created as an independent research project by a Google engineer after he discovered that WiFi was insecure at most locations.
According to the Google Secure Access FAQ, the service is only available at "certain Google WiFi locations in the San Francisco Bay Area". According to some reports, the service is working from some independent (non-Google) WiFi locations in New York City
Like many of Google’s other popular services such as Gmail, Google Secure Access is still in the beta testing stage.
The sources used in the Wikinews article included Google Wifi FAQ, New Brisbane's News1, PCWorld, Red Herring (magazine), and Talking Hagrin Forum.
