Google Acknowledged to Collect More Private Information
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U.S. 22, for the first time Google has admitted that the company image in the global collection of street car accident in the street to collect private information, published in May than in the case of this year to more.
Google from the collection of "pieces" to violations of privacy
At that time, Google has admitted the company's Street View car by some wireless devices to collect private information, but because the street cars are constantly moving among the information collected some data is only "fragments." October 22, the company responsible for Google's vice president of engineering and research Alan Eustace Google blog in a posting on the issue said, is apparent from the results of the inspections, even though most of the data is the "debris", but " In some cases, the entire e-mail, URL, and password have been intercepted. " It is unclear how many people's privacy therefore been violated. Google has expressed the hope that as soon as possible to delete information collected by these accidents.
In fact, a Canadian organization has charged that a few days ago, Google is a private company to collect a complete e-mail, violates the privacy of tens of thousands of Canadians. More than 30 states of the United States Attorney General is also on the Google company conducted a survey invasion of privacy. In the U.S. capital, Electronic Privacy Information Center in Washington President Mark Rosenberg, said: "If the facts prove that Google violated the law and the company guilty, the company will face heavy fines."
Google in more than 30 countries and regions, using street cars to collect the image, and then in Google Street View on a map online showing the images. The service triggered protests in many countries.
Complaints Google UK data protection law violations
Google Street View service in March last year, officially launched in the UK, covering almost all cities and regions of Britain. It consists of special street cars to shoot, and then 360 real high definition photo in Google map for users, and location of each house, and even private cars parked in front of the street are clearly visible.
Once the service is launched, it was a lot of protest against the British, have condemned the violation of personal privacy Google for potential thieves looking to facilitate the start of the object. Therefore, Google Street View car was blocking a number of community residents, but also occurred during the night shoot car tires had been punctured in the incident.
According to reports, Google has also photographs of British military bases on the web, very dissatisfied with the British authorities, fearing an attack by terrorists. A man named "Privacy International," the British rights organization also complained, alleging Google's Street View service in violation of the United Kingdom Data Protection Act and against the British public's personal privacy, but information by the British regulatory body Office of the Commissioner rejected. However, some public services on the street continuing criticism and condemnation.
Exposure of the German people are opposed to dwelling
German Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection Minister Aigner said through a spokesman today, Google not only collect e-mail content, but also collect e-mail and online banking password, which is worrying; "If this fear is confirmed is true, clearly a violation of German law. "
The spokesman also pointed out that Germany on the Hamburg Data Protection Commissioner's Procuratorate and the related investigation is still underway. May this year, Hamburg, Germany's Procuratorate confirmed that Google has subsidiaries in Germany, suspected of illegally collecting personal data is investigating the incident. Meanwhile, Caspar is also actively involved in the investigation.
Google plans to provide 20 cities within Germany, street services, later extended to other German regions. But the plan has encountered strong resistance now. As of October 15 to challenge the so-called "deadline", the city has about 245,000 residents expressed their opposition to board their plane pictures Google.
German Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection Ministry said, after the deadline, residents can still make the same request, and Google has promised that once made, will be published in the fuzzy image processing of the residence. |
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