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Google fined $25,000 for impeding US inquiry on street data collection | | US federal regulators have charged Internet search giant Google with 'deliberately impeding and delaying' an investigation into the data collection and has ordered a 25,000 dollar fine on the firm. Google was accused of sweeping up sensitive personal
information from wireless home networks while collecting information for its street
mapping. Two years ago, the US Federal Trade Commission, accepted Google's explanation
that it was "mortified by what happened" while collecting information for its
Street View project, and its promise to impose internal controls. But now a report
by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has slammed Google for repeatedly
failing to respond to requests for e-mails and other information and refusing
to identify the employees involved, The New York Times reports. "Although a world
leader in digital search capability, Google took the position that searching its
employees' e-mail 'would be a time-consuming and burdensome task," the report
said. When the commission asked Google to identify those responsible for the program,
Google "unilaterally determined that to do so would 'serve no useful purpose,'
" according to the FCC report added. According to the paper, while Google's original
intentions and actions with the project are still unclear, the commission's report
and fine are likely to energize an ongoing debate about Internet privacy.
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