Google Admits Street View Project Violated Privacy

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In agreeing to settle a case brought by 38 states over the Street View mapping project, the company for the first time is required to aggressively police its own workers on privacy issues.

Dave Cottrell’s insight:

Google Tuesday admitted to state officials it violated people’s privacy via its Street View mapping project when it serreptitiously grabbed passwords, e-mail and other personal information from unsuspecting computer users.

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