So you canât prove they did it here then?
I can.
All their cars were fitted with the same software, so if it was âaccidentallyâ collecting private data in Germany, it was âaccidentallyâ doing it here.
Can you prove that?
Iâd almost take Runts word for it here. This is Google were on about. They pride themselves on knowing EVERYTHING.
Indeed, I told them about your dessie and his rubbish burning too. Man rubbish is a trash word. Barrup.
Ah heâs right. As I type google are recording my keystrokes. wiebviwebviheb, thatâll confuse them, ha ha google.
:rolleyes:
Google in âsignificant breachâ of UK data laws
3 November 2010
Google Street View car in Amsterdam Google grabbed wi-fi data to help with location-based services
There was a âsignificant breachâ of the Data Protection Act when Google collected personal data via its Street View cars, the UKâs Information Commissioner has ruled.
But Google will not face a fine or any punishment, Christopher Graham added.
Instead, the Information Commissionerâs Office (ICO) will audit Googleâs data protection practices.
The move marks a U-turn for the ICO which originally ruled that no data breach had occurred.
Last week the ICO vowed to look again at the evidence, after the Canadian data agency found the search giant in breach of its law.
Its decision was welcomed by MP Robert Halfon, who has been critcial of the ICO and of Google, which he recently accused of deliberately collecting the data for commercial gain.
However, he said that action had come too late.
"The ICO failed to act when it should have done, despite the fact that Google staged a significant infringement of privacy and civil liberties, by harvesting millions of e-mails, wi-fi addresses, and passwords.
âFurthermore, the ICO has already proved that it lacks the technical expertise to audit Googleâs activity. What confidence can we have in their audit now? People feel powerless.â
The ICO said it âstrongly refutesâ Mr Halfonâs suggestion that it did not have âthe necessary expertise to auditâ Google.
âWe have a team of experienced and qualified auditors who regularly check organisations compliance with data protection requirements.â
Mr Graham said Google must delete the data - collected from unsecured wi-fi networks - âas soon as it is legally cleared to do soâ.
Google has apologised for collecting the data, which it said had been done by mistake.
âProfoundly sorryâ
Google has been the subject of scrutiny from data protection agencies around the world, following news that software in its Street View cars collected personal information.
Images from Oberstaufen Street View has been under scrutiny in Germany
This was revealed following a request from the German data commissioner to audit all the data being collected by Street View cars.
Google discovered that, along with legitimate data about the location of wi-fi hotspots, the cars were also hoovering up personal details from unsecured networks, known as payload data.
Peter Fleischer, Googleâs Global Privacy Counsel, said the firm was âprofoundly sorry for mistakenly collecting payload data in the UKâ.
Google said it happened as the result of code written by one of its engineers being mistakenly incorporated in the Street View software.
âSince we announced our mistake in May we have co-operated closely with the ICO and worked to improve our internal controls,â said Mr Fleischer.
âWe are in the process of confirming that there are no outstanding legal obligations upon us to retain the data, and will then ensure that it is quickly and safely deleted.â
âSerious violationâ
It announced recently that it would appoint a head of privacy and ensure that all its engineering teams followed strict privacy protocols.
New impetus was given to the UK enquiry, which had originally ruled that no significant breach had occurred, following harsh criticisms of Google from the Canadian authorities.
Last month it found that the search giant had breached its privacy laws.
âThis incident was a serious violation of Canadianâs privacy rights,â privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart concluded.
But she said that no further action would be taken if Google tightened its privacy policies.
Backlash
Street View is now available in around 20 countries and allows uses to walk through towns and cities using photos taken by the Street View cars.
Anyone wishing to have an image removed can request this from Google.
But there is a growing backlash against the service, following complaints from people that their privacy was breached when the photos were taken.
In Germany, where Google is imminently rolling out a service, the government forced it to allow people to opt out of the service before pictures went live.
Italy has asked it to give citizens notice before starting mapping operations while the Czech Republic has banned it from taking any more pictures.
Thats the UK Runt, we live in Ireland, IRELAND
Not for long we donât.
Pretty soon itâll be known as Googland
Yeah I believe that google decided to gather info the UK and Germany but decided not ot whilst in Ireland <_<
:lol:
FAO Runt
Google has agreed to delete all data it collected on street view acc to SKY News. I imagine this will apply not just to the UK? Of course it probably already has used all the data for whatever nefarious reasons they collected it for.
:lol:
Ya it will delete the data and of course made no copies of it.
Youâre a cynical cynical man runt.
Youâll see, YOUâLL ALL SEE
FAO @TreatyStones
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Ye laughed at me.
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Thatâs been well known for over a year now
why didnt you share this info with us mate?