Google in hot soup on privacy breaches
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June 7, 2010, Monday
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AUSTRALIAN police have been asked to investigate Internet giant Google over possible breaches of telecommunications privacy laws, the attorney general said yesterday.
The investigation follows complaints from members of the public about activities of Google employees while taking photographs for Google Maps, the search engine's maps page.
The "Street View" service has recently come under fire in several countries. The company has said it inadvertently picked up personal data from some unencrypted Wi-Fi services over several years.
Google said yesterday it would cooperate with the Australia police investigation.
The probe comes amid a wave of criticism worldwide over collection of personal information by internet giants, including Google and Facebook.
The matter was referred to the Australian Federal Police on Friday after complaints from members of the public, Robert McClelland said in Melbourne at the start of a forum on Internet security.
"On Friday the attorney-general's department did refer those allegations and those reports to the Australian Federal Police," McClelland said. "They relate in substantial part to possible breaches of the Telecommunications Interceptions Act, which prevents people accessing electronic communications other than for authorised purposes."
The police confirmed a referral had been received.
Senior company executive Alan Eustace said last month the firm had ordered a halt to the collection of privacy date from Wi-Fi networks.
The investigation follows complaints from members of the public about activities of Google employees while taking photographs for Google Maps, the search engine's maps page.
The "Street View" service has recently come under fire in several countries. The company has said it inadvertently picked up personal data from some unencrypted Wi-Fi services over several years.
Google said yesterday it would cooperate with the Australia police investigation.
The probe comes amid a wave of criticism worldwide over collection of personal information by internet giants, including Google and Facebook.
The matter was referred to the Australian Federal Police on Friday after complaints from members of the public, Robert McClelland said in Melbourne at the start of a forum on Internet security.
"On Friday the attorney-general's department did refer those allegations and those reports to the Australian Federal Police," McClelland said. "They relate in substantial part to possible breaches of the Telecommunications Interceptions Act, which prevents people accessing electronic communications other than for authorised purposes."
The police confirmed a referral had been received.
Senior company executive Alan Eustace said last month the firm had ordered a halt to the collection of privacy date from Wi-Fi networks.
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