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04-23-2013, 12:34 PM
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Google has been fined â?¬145,000 for the collection of WiFi data in Germany. You might remember, back in 2010, when Google admitted that it had unintentionally harvested WiFi data from open routers using its Google Street View cars. The Hamburg ...
Germany fines Google a paltry $189000 over Street View Wi-Fi scanning (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHnwPkKfbIaQt0x647WsEVyXtq6gQ&url=http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/04/germany-fines-google-a-paltry-189000-over-street-view-wi-fi-scanning/)Ars Technica
Germany Fines Google Over Street View Wi-Fi Data Snooping (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEq6KogXs5XYfslcfJEBPcS_5pyiQ&url=http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2417992,00.asp)PC Magazine
Google fined again for Wi-Fi data collection (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNF83ARtqi9cbkSrR1pYEkf-Tuam-Q&url=http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/google-fined-again-for-wi-fi-data-collection/18147)SmartPlanet.com (blog)
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