Google on Tuesday released a statement by CEO Eric Schmidt saying he “misspoke” during an interview last week on CNN, when he said users concerned with its Street View mapping service should “just move.”—Washington Post
By Vanessa Allen
Last updated at 8:33 AM on 25th October 2010
Google was accused of spying on households yesterday after it admitted secretly copying passwords and private emails from home computers.
The internet search giant was forced to confess it had downloaded personal data during its controversial Street View project, when it photographed virtually every street in Britain.
In an astonishing invasion of privacy, it admitted entire emails, web pages and even passwords were ‘mistakenly collected’ by antennae on its high-tech Street View cars.
SEE ALSO: MapCrunch: It’s Chatroulette Meets Google Street View, Update: Google CEO Schmidt says he ‘misSpoke’ on Street View privacy concerns
Possibly related articles:
Tags: 4th Amendment, Bill of Rights, Computer, Fourth Amendment, Google, International, Internet, Media, News Item, Spyware
Loading ...
