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Google To Settle ‘Wi-Spy’ Street View Data Slurping Lawsuit
Search engine giant expected to pay a mere $13m to end lawsuit over Street View data harvesting
Italy Fines Google €1m Over Street View Gaffe
Italy hands out one of the stiffest European fines to Google over its StreetView cars
Google Street View Goes Deep Inside CERN Labs
The Large Hadron Collider at CERN can now be explored online thanks to new Google Street View images
Google Street View Car In Double Bus Crash
Car manages to hit two vehicles as it races away from a bus it had already collided with
Google Loses Street View WiSpy Privacy Appeal
Google’s infamous WiSpy incident continues to haunt the company as it loses a privacy appeal in California
Google Beefs Up Street View Exploration
Google continues to add more detailed images to its Street View galleries of the world's top destinations
Exposed: ICO’s Tame Investigation Of Google Street View Data Slurping
EXCLUSIVE: Privacy watchdog fails to follow up on Google claims it contained illegally collected Street View data and didn't use information, TechWeek reveals
Google Earth Updates 3D Images
Google has added to its 3D photo imagery of locations around the world, while also adding Street View images to its mobile app
Google To Loan Out Street View Trekker Cameras
Google wants third-party organisations to help gather images from around the world to add to Google Maps
ICO Says No Fine For Google Street View Data Slurping
Despite saying it was likely people were caused distress by Google's actions, the ICO chooses not to fine
Google Adds Famous Locations To Street View
Google has added photos from another 1,000 famous locations around the world to its Street View map imagery
Germany Fines Google £124k Over Street View Wi-Fi Snooping
German regulator complains Google's Wi-Fi snooping fine should be bigger
Apple Developing ‘Street View Alternative’
A patent hints at a street-level navigation interface controlled by movement of the device
Google Privacy Director Leaving As Global Probes Continue
Alma Whitten is leaving amidst various investigations into Google privacy practices
ICO: Europe Didn’t Do A Good Job Of Ganging Up On Google
Divided regulators meant Google was not punished properly for taking private Wi-Fi data, the ICO tells us
Report: Google To Pay $7m In Street View Probe Settlement
Google will pay $7m in a settlement to end a US government probe into alleged privacy violations by the search engine's Street View imaging programme, according to The Washington Post
Google Offers Virtual Tour Of Secretive Data Centres
Google is famous for being very secretive about its data centres, but is now offering the general public virtual tours
Google Street View Now On Apple iPad And Mobiles
Good news for mobile users after Google makes Street View available to both Apple iOS 6 and Android
Google Maps Heads Underwater With Panoramic Images
Google Maps has begun offering non iOS 6 users spectacular underwater images of ocean reefs around the world
Google Street View Offers Up Arctic Images
Google Street View operatives have donned their wooly mitts and headed into the remote Canadian Arctic
Google Releases Street View Images Of New Orleans Reconstruction
Google has updated its Street View images of New Orleans portraying the city's efforts to rebuild seven years after Hurricane Katrina
Google Admits Keeping Street View Wi-Spy Data
ICO calls for the data to be delivered immediately
Top ICO Official Moved To Google After WiSpy Probe
Stephen McCartney accepted a position at the company investigated by his previous employer
ICO Reopens Google Street View Data Slurping Inquiry
Google faces fresh investigation in the UK over Street View, as ICO sends an angry letter to the tech giant
Google Upgrades Maps But Deflects Apple Question
Gogole has upgraded Google Maps with a host of features including offline maps, but its future remains uncertain on Apple devices
ICO Unlikely To Re-Probe Google Despite Street View Findings
The ICO looks set to let Google off again, even after findings show workers knew what they were doing when collecting user data
Google Staff Knew Of Street View Wi-Fi Snooping Code
A handful of Google workers knew of code, but tech giant says more senior management were unaware
Consumer Groups Slate Google’s Tiny Wi-Spy Fine
Google's $25,000 FCC fine for "hypocritical" obstruction is small change, say critics
Google Fined $25,000 By FCC For Impeding Street View Investigation
US agency FCC claims Google said that searching its own emails was too much hassle