If anyone here seriously believes that Google didn't intend to collect that data then they are deluded. Those vans were manned by guys who knew exactly what they were doing. Again, if you seriously believe that Google 'forgot' they still had the UK data then you are very very naive. They think they can do what they like, say 'oops-sorry' and just carry on. They deserve to be hammered with a huge fine because they blatantly and pretty unapologetically broke UK Law.
The really sad thing is that no one in the UK Government has the balls to stick it to them
And don't even start to talk about taxes!
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If anyone here seriously believes that Google didn't intend to collect that data then they are deluded. Those vans were manned by guys who knew exactly what they were doing. Again, if you seriously believe that Google 'forgot' they still had the UK data then you are very very naive. They think they can do what they like, say 'oops-sorry' and just carry on. They deserve to be hammered with a huge fine because they blatantly and pretty unapologetically broke UK Law. The really sad thing is that no one in the UK Government has the balls to stick it to them And don't even start to talk about taxes!