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But in 2010, the company admitted that during this collection process, the technology in the vans also picked up data from people's Wi-Fi in their homes and businesses. The FCC began an investigation and found that a â??rogue engineerâ?? created the ...
Google nears $7 million settlement with US states over Wifi incident: source (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGxB2-agvNnvHYFrKc9PmU0qPbX9w&url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/08/net-us-google-settlement-idUSBRE92719820130308)Reuters
Google close to a $7 million settlement with states over Wi-Fi snooping (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHsHatopd5luusFWibel5T7b5L46g&url=http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/287145-google-near-7-million-settlement-with-states-over-wi-fi-snooping)The Hill (blog)
Google to pay $7m to US states over Street View data collection (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEyrRmHE7Rtrj9CYHMF8oT7ETxQhw&url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/mar/08/google-street-view-settlement-wifi)The Guardian
Newsday (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFZijQ_hZ-FNAV8McXoe7Lk6_6OIQ&url=http://newyork.newsday.com/business/technology/google-street-view-7m-settlement-reached-with-states-over-personal-data-source-says-1.4783020) -The Verge (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEKPe7S3cRiP2egycybnBpHaXf-4Q&url=http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/8/4080230/google-nears-settlement-states-street-view-wi-fi-privacy-investigations) -All Things Digital (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNF0sZHmrZ1bwSUAkCh1_g6KZf-cXA&url=http://allthingsd.com/20130308/google-to-pay-7m-to-settle-wispy-case-with-more-than-30-u-s-attorneys-general/)
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