State to Receive $147,000 Settlement From Google
Internet search company alleged to have collected data from unsecured wireless networks while taking photos for Street View application.
New Jersey will be on the receiving end of a $147,000 share of a $7 million pool Google agreed to pay as part of a settlement to resolve allegations the Internet search company improperly collected private data during mapping for its Street View product, the state Attorney General’s Office announced Tuesday. According to the NorthJersey.com report, Google was alleged to have collected data from unsecured wireless networks while it was taking photos for the online application between 2008 and 2010. The company deployed cars equipped with antennae and software to collect network identification information for use in future services that tracked users’ locations. Google acknowledged, as part of the settlement, that information it collected …
Rusty Cut
9:32 pm on Wednesday, March 13, 2013
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