Google Pays France $142,000 over WiFi Data Collection
France fined Google $142,000 for its WiFi data collection. How long before other countries and states begin holding their hands out?
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March 23, 2011
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June 7, 2010
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Attorneys General in Connecticut, Australia Challenge Google on WiFi Incident
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal asked whether Google's Street View cars collected personal info transmitted over wireless networks without permission while photographing Connecticut streets and homes. Australian Attorney General Robert McClelland said an investigation would examine whether Google employees acted illegally when they collected the data.
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