FCC drops Google 'Street View' investigation
US government telecom regulators have ended an investigation into Google's "Street View" online mapping service gathering data from private wireless hotspots.
US government telecom regulators have ended an investigation into Google's "Street View" online mapping service gathering data from private wireless hotspots.
Internet
Apr 16, 2012
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Google's free online map service on Wednesday began letting people explore portions of the Amazon Basin from the comfort of their homes.
Internet
Mar 21, 2012
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Australian scientists mapping the Great Barrier Reef will broadcast their findings in partnership with Google, emulating its "Street View" to spotlight the impact of climate change.
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Mar 2, 2012
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Google's free online map service is letting shops, gyms, restaurants and other small businesses provide viewers glimpses of what lies behind facades seen on Street View.
Internet
Nov 1, 2011
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(AP) -- A German data protection authority is "unliking" Facebook's "Like" button.
Internet
Aug 19, 2011
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Two women washed clothes in the dark water of the Rio Negro as a boat glided past with a camera-laden Google tricycle strapped to the roof, destined to give the world a window into the Amazon rain forest.
Internet
Aug 19, 2011
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(AP) -- Google is threatening to wipe photographs of streets and houses in Switzerland from its online maps unless the country's supreme court overturns a ruling requiring an absolute guarantee of anonymity for people captured ...
Internet
May 11, 2011
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(AP) -- Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal on Friday demanded that Google provide access to data the company said it accidentally collected from public Wi-Fi networks.
Internet
Dec 10, 2010
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Google violated Britain's data protection laws when its Street View mapping service recorded data from private wireless networks, the country's information commissioner said Wednesday.
Internet
Nov 3, 2010
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The US Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday that it was ending its inquiry into the collection of private wireless data by Google's "Street View" mapping service.
Internet
Oct 27, 2010
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