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Google Fined $25,000 For Stealing People’s Private Information Google intentionally hindered a federal regulator’s probe into its Street View cars’ accidental grabs of personal information off of Wi-Fi routers, according to the investigating agency. Google’s penalty: A measly $25,000 fine. The Federal Communications Commission said in a report filed late Friday that Google repeatedly gave the agency the cold shoulder when it was trying to determine whether Google had engaged in any wrongdoing. Google admitted in late 2010 that it had inadvertently collected unsuspecting people’s information. Prying out more detail proved exceedingly difficult for the FCC. Google “deliberately impeded and delayed” the investigation by failing to respond to information requests, the agency said. It added: “Google apparently willfully and repeatedly violated Commission orders to produce certain information and documents that the Commission required for its investigation.” Read More
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Google Fined $25,000 For Stealing People’s Private Information

Google intentionally hindered a federal regulator’s probe into its Street View cars’ accidental grabs of personal information off of Wi-Fi routers, according to the investigating agency.

Google’s penalty: A measly $25,000 fine.

The Federal Communications Commission said in a report filed late Friday that Google repeatedly gave the agency the cold shoulder when it was trying to determine whether Google had engaged in any wrongdoing.

Google admitted in late 2010 that it had inadvertently collected unsuspecting people’s information.

Prying out more detail proved exceedingly difficult for the FCC.

Google “deliberately impeded and delayed” the investigation by failing to respond to information requests, the agency said.

It added: “Google apparently willfully and repeatedly violated Commission orders to produce certain information and documents that the Commission required for its investigation.”

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    wow i am so…. surprised by this. what the fuck no. i feel like google has been taking peoples information for a while.
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    That’s it?
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