Google's Streetview Privacy Snafu Prompts Lawsuit

shmG writes "Google's secret data collection has prompted a class-action lawsuit that could force the company to pay up to $10,000 for each time it recorded data from unprotected hotspots, court documents show. The incident, which the company claims to have been unintentional, has prompted the ire of governments and privacy groups around the world. Google collected information that could be used to identify users, including 'the user's unique or chosen Wi-Fi network name, the unique number given to the user's hardware ... [and] data consisting of all or part of any documents, e-mails, video, audio, and VoIP information being sent over the network by the user,' the suit stated."

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[b4upoo]

Anything that can be viewed from a public place such as a street is not private in any sense of the word. A person who can be photographed is in a public situation.
            These privacy nuts are just that. It is time for people to take responsibility for their appearance, their actions and their whereabouts.