Authorities in both Germany and the US are required to begin inquiries into Google’s “accidental” appeal of Wi-Fi payload data by its Street look at cars.
German commissioner for data protection Peter Schaar has asked for a detailed probe of the incident while consumer group Consumer Watchdog has demanded that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission look into Google’s activities on this side of the pond.
The furor erupted after Google admitted on Friday that its Street View cars had been collecting more data than the company realized.
The cars are supposed to only take photos of the street and collect basic Wi-Fi information, such as the SSIDs and MAC addresses of WiFi routers.
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