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Google under investigation by Met police

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The UK's Metropolitan Police is to investigate Google over its capture of data from unsecured wi-fi networks, following a complaint from human rights group Privacy International.



The data, scooped up by Google's Street View cars, may put the firm in breach of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (Ripa).



It is likely that the police will interview Google staff in the UK.



It is one of many ongoing global investigations into Google.



Police say the initial investigation will take around 10 days, after which it will be passed to a specialist team if it is established that Google was in breach of Ripa or the Wireless Telegraphy Act.



The firm has admitted it collected data from unsecured wi-fi networks, although it said this was accidental.



Full story & link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/10391096.stm
 
Irony at its best. The UK is investigating Google because they breached someone's privacy.
 
Google isnt scared of them. They say Bring it on!!
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OOooh scary.
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Seriously though.. Google needs to mind its own buisness.
 
I like Google, but the WiFi thing was a step too far, and it wasn't accidental, they have layers of code auditing before anything goes live. More like some enterprising employee was doing a worldwide wardrive.
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