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AFP drops charges on Google Street View blunder

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has dropped charges against Google related to the collection of Wi-Fi data by its Street View cars, noting the data collection may have been "inadvertent" rather than a deliberate privacy breach.

By Renai LeMay | 06 December, 2010 11:02

Tags: google street view, Australian Federal Police (AFP), Google, Street View
Google "mortified" by amount of personal info in Street View data

Five months after "mistakenly" collecting "fragmented" data from home networks via its Street View cars, Google has confirmed that private emails, Web addresses as well as passwords were among the data captured.

By Chloe Herrick | 25 October, 2010 12:12

Tags: google street view, data, Google, privacy
Spain moves to fine Google over Street View

The Spanish Data Protection Agency is preparing to fine Google over infractions against local data protection laws when it collected Wi-Fi data as part of its Street View service, it said in a statement on Monday.

By Mikael Ricknäs | 20 October, 2010 00:35

Tags: google street view, Internet-based applications and services, Google, regulation, Maps, government
South Korean police raid Google's office over Street View

South Korean police on Tuesday raided Google offices in an investigation of the company's Street View mapping project, the latest instance of a country scrutinizing the company's collection of Wi-Fi data

By Jeremy Kirk | 10 August, 2010 22:28

Tags: google street view, Internet-based applications and services, Google, regulation, Mail, government, internet
Google will resume Street View photography in four countries

Google said on Friday it will resume collection of Street View images in four countries following the removal of Wi-Fi data collection equipment that thrust the company into the spotlight of data protection officials worldwide.

By Jeremy Kirk | 09 July, 2010 20:33

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Google Wi-Fi data snooping: An FAQ

Google is cleaning up its mess after the company says it mistakenly collecting browsing data from unencrypted Wi-Fi networks as part of its Street View project.

By Ian Paul | 19 May, 2010 04:20

Tags: google street view, Wi-Fi, Google, privacy

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