European privacy advocates are scaling up their scrutiny on Google regarding its Street View cars’ collection of data from unencrypted WiFi networks. German prosecutors and the Czech data protection agency have launched separate investigations into the issue; Italy’s privacy regulator is looking into whether Google treated the data correctly; and the European Union’s Justice Commissioner has waded into the fray. Meanwhile, Google CEO Eric Schmidt reportedly said the company plays hardball with governments on privacy issues.
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European Racket Over Street View Privacy Spawns Probes
Posted by: Richard Adhikari May 19, 2010 12:06 PMEuropean privacy advocates are scaling up their scrutiny on Google regarding its Street View cars’ collection of data from unencrypted WiFi networks. German prosecutors and the Czech data protection agency have launched separate investigations into the issue; Italy’s privacy regulator is looking into whether Google treated the data correctly; and the European Union’s Justice Commissioner has waded into the fray. Meanwhile, Google CEO Eric Schmidt reportedly said the company plays hardball with governments on privacy issues.