Google in the clear over UK WiFi snooping
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Google in the clear over UK WiFi snooping
The Information Commissioner’s Office has said that Google did not grab “significant” amounts of personal data when photographing the UK with its StreetView cars, and that the information captured is unlikely to include “meaningful personal details” or information that could be linked to an “identifiable person.”
In its statement, the ICO said that Google was “wrong” to collect the information, but that ultimately, there was no evidence that the data collected could cause any “individual detriment.”
The advertising and search company is being investigated around the world after it emerged that its StreetView cars were recording data from WiFi networks. The company claims that the logging of data was accidental, and that its intent was only to record public information such as access point names and MAC addresses to allow approximate non-GPS-based positioning services.
The ICO said that it would continue to monitor the other investigations into the company to see if they find that Google has broken any data privacy laws—including another investigation in the UK by the Metropolitan Police.
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