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Brazil Orders Google To Hand Over Street View Data

Posted by samzenpus on from the take-it-back dept.

cold fjord writes "France 24 reports, 'Brazilian judges gave US Internet search giant Google until Saturday to turn over private data collected through its Street View program ... Failure to do so would mean a daily fine of $50,000, up to a maximum of $500,000. ... According to a complaint from the Brazilian Institute of Computer Policy and Rights (IBDI), the car-borne software also enables Street View to access private wi-fi networks and intercept personal data and electronic communications. IBDI pointed to similar occurrences in other parts of the world and demanded that Google reveal if it had engaged in such practices. It said Google had admitted collecting data while insisting they were not used "in its products and services. The US search engine stressed that it had now removed the data collection software from its vehicles."'"

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  1. Google's response by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... Failure to do so would mean a daily fine of $50,000, up to a maximum of $500,000. ..

    Oh! We are sooooooo scared!

    1. Re:Google's response by master_kaos · · Score: 3, Informative

      "up to a maximum of $500,000"
      So just pay $500,000 up front and continue operating as normal.

  2. Yet another government... by msauve · · Score: 4, Insightful

    which thinks it can regulate the laws of physics.

    If you don't want people receiving the wireless signals you broadcast, either don't broadcast them, or shield them so they don't escape. If you only care about the content, encrypt them.

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    1. Re:Yet another government... by Joining+Yet+Again · · Score: 3, Funny

      ad hominem is using a personal insult to support an argument.

      I'm describing the flaw in your argument AND calling you numbnuts. Think of it like a bonus free gift.

    2. Re:Yet another government... by zippthorne · · Score: 3, Interesting

      And why should setting up a router be complicated? Why can't I just put my laptop next to a router, push a button on one or the other or both and have them securely paired via near-field or EHF wireless, photometer, ultrasound, or physical link?

      Most people aren't IT professionals, but do need some IT infrastructure to accomplish their own goals. The mass-produced products should take this into account and offer default options that are both easy and secure.

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  3. Brazil aims low, film at 11 by girlintraining · · Score: 3, Funny

    $500,000? To one of the biggest companies on Earth? They spend more than that on coffee. Go big or go home, Brazil. :)

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    1. Re:Brazil aims low, film at 11 by Joining+Yet+Again · · Score: 3, Insightful

      In America it's against the Constitution to write a new law which disadvantages a corporation. In Brazil, it is not. Will America liberate Brazil and free it from this tyranny?!

    2. Re:Brazil aims low, film at 11 by girlintraining · · Score: 5, Insightful

      This is a quite common idiotic attitude, that a fine should be somehow related to the size of

      This is a quite common misunderstanding of what the purpose of a fine is: To act as a deterrent. The EPA used to say $50,000 per infraction for dumping hazardous waste into the ocean. The disposal companies then filmed themselves doing it and turned themselves in because it was cheaper than litigation, so they just confessed, paid the fine, and pocketed the difference. This is still happening today... because the cost of properly disposing of that waste is higher than the cost of the fine.

      Now, you strawman'd the size of the company. But the size of the fine should be at least the cost of the damage done plus a punitive amount to act as a sufficient deterrent. What I'm saying here is that $500,000 is worth less that the money Google will make off using said personal data, and is thus ineffectual. The punitive amount on top of the calculated amount of profits they could make off the data should be high enough to deter Google from doing it in Brazil again... and thus wasting taxpayer dollars prosecuting them.

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  4. Re:Is google even capturing WiFi data anymore? by PolygamousRanchKid+ · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I thought they abandoned that practice after the last debacle.

    I thought they wouldn't work with the NSA after they said they wouldn't.

    The WiFi data is far too useful to the NSA for Google to stop collecting it for the NSA.

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  5. What a Relief by skywire · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If I were a Brazilian, I'd be soooo relieved to know that now the data would be in the hands not only of Google, but the state.

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  6. "Handing it over"? by fche · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The data did not come from Brazilian government. If they are accusing Google of spying on private data, then that private data to the government would be tantamount to spying on Brazilians on the .br government's behalf.

    If data is private to the people, delete it, don't give it to government.

  7. who cares? by nurb432 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Really.. if you are broadcasting personal info to the world unencrypted, who cares if its Google or your neighbor collecting it? Its your own damned fault.

    Dont like it, either encrypt or prevent your signal from invading my space ( perhaps ill just sue you for that 2nd part.. )

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