Google is trying to do damage control and prove it had no nefarious goals with its ambitious Street View project, following an FCC into the search giant’s collection and storage of data from millions of unknowing households across the country. The FCC determined in its report that the data collection was not illegal; however, it slapped Google with a $25,000 fine for obstructing its investigation — a contention Google has denied. Instead, Google pointed a finger at the FCC for delaying its own investigation. It could have ended there, but Google released the agency’s full report of the investigation over the weekend.
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Google, FCC Showdown Spotlights Technology Law Lag
Posted by: Peter Suciu April 30, 2012 03:42 PMGoogle is trying to do damage control and prove it had no nefarious goals with its ambitious Street View project, following an FCC into the search giant’s collection and storage of data from millions of unknowing households across the country. The FCC determined in its report that the data collection was not illegal; however, it slapped Google with a $25,000 fine for obstructing its investigation — a contention Google has denied. Instead, Google pointed a finger at the FCC for delaying its own investigation. It could have ended there, but Google released the agency’s full report of the investigation over the weekend.