Google has reportedly asked the US Supreme Court to settle its Street View privacy lawsuit.
The ruling may have major consequences for the privacy of unprotected Wi-Fi networks, if the country's highest court decides to hear the case.
According to the Verge, the case centers on Street View's Wi-Fi sniffing program, which would automatically scan unencrypted networks Street View cars as a way of verifying the car's location.
The program was reportedly considered a violation of privacy, which led to a series of lawsuits by both states and individuals.
While Google maintained that the Wi-Fi sniffing was not illegal, a class action lawsuit was pushed against it by the federal appeals court in September.
