Big Brother is always watching. Or listening. Or maybe just nabbing some info off of your unsecured Wi-Fi network. Google has officially grounded its fleet of Street View cars after discovering that the rolling tech stations were inadvertently sampling data from open Wi-Fi networks. How did this happen? According to a post on the search giant's blog, a piece of errant code found its way into the same program that Google uses to help pinpoint businesses in your area. As a result, tiny snippets of information were stored in the halls of Googledom as the Street View cars rolled through towns and cities all over the globe. The company says that it was never looked at and that it wants to delete the information as soon as it gets the OK from authorities.
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First Drive: Campagna T-Rex 14R
So often, we test vehicles that could easily do with 10 to 20 percent more power. Not the Campagna T-Rex 14R three-wheeler. It's got as much as it needs. Spool the engine up to 5000 rpm, pop the clutch, and you'll be piercing the 60-mph barrier in just 3.9 seconds. That's supercar territory -- a time that would embarrass many an exotic with Italian and German pedigrees.
But the T-Rex is not a car. In fact, in North America, where it's built -- Canada to be precise -- it's registered as a motorcycle by the Department of Transportation. The design has been around for well over a decade, taking the name Campagna when the Canadian firm bought the rights in 2008. First unveiled to the Japanese audience at last year's Tokyo Motor Show, we decided to take the 14R for a spin in the mountains south of Tokyo.
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