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Google hit by $7m Street View fine

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

 

Google engineer told officials Street View cars were collecting personal data, FCC report says

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A Google engineer knowingly created software that would collect sensitive personal information about people without their knowledge, according to an un-redacted version of a federal investigative report.

 

Google admits trespassing in Pa., pays couple $1

Google Inc. has acknowledged that it trespassed when it took a photo of a Pittsburgh-area house for its Street View service, but will pay only $1 in damages to a couple who sued....

 

Google warned by EU over Street View map photos

European Union data privacy regulators are telling Google Inc. to warn people before it sends cameras out into cities to take pictures for its Street View maps, adding to the company's legal worries in Europe....

 

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