Re: Moral of the story...
Agreed 100%; I'd agree 200%, if that wasn't such bad mathematics... Even routers supplied by ISPs are usually supplied with encryption already applied these days. That might not stop someone trying to defeat that encryption (they won't have to do much work - can you spell "database of default passwords"?) but it certainly would have stopped Google's accidental drive-by slurping. And if you're using a public or unencrypted WiFi hotspot then you should be well aware of the security risks involved - even *Windows* warns you about unencrypted networks, ffs...
The fine is somewhat toothless, but I have utterly no sympathy for anyone who had sensitive data collected.
@James 51
Your provider gives you a WiFi router that doesn't let you add encryption? Man, I'd hate to sign up with those guys... Even Virgin's SuperSh*teHub - the biggest pile of dog turd masquerading as a router I've ever seen - lets you add WPA2 encryption.
@AC
You're comparing accidental data collection to rape? Really? That's the stupidest thing I've ever read, and I read YouTube comments.
I urge you all to downvote this retard as hard as you can.