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Google has been fined by German data regulators after it admitted illegally recording information from unsecured wi-fi networks.

Google has agreed to pay a record fine for collecting wi-fi data as part of its Street View service.

The European Union has fined Microsoft €561 million ($733 million) for breaking a pledge to offer personal computer users a choice of Internet browsers when they install the company's flagship Windows operating system.

Massachusetts' securities regulator fined Morgan Stanley $5 million over its handling of Facebook's IPO, saying investment bankers had "improper influence" over the research analysts covering Facebook.

It is the first fine issued by the Department of Transportation since the tarmac delay rule went into effect in April 2010.

Tiger Woods was fined by the European Tour on Monday for spitting during the final round of the Dubai Desert Classic.