Belgian prosecutors are investigating Google Inc. for collecting data from private wireless networks while it built its Street View application. The probe was launched after the country’s Privacy Commission lodged a complaint with Belgian authorities. Google acknowledged last year that vehicles taking photographs for the mapping service in several European countries also collected data from…
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Germany says wants clarity on iPhone data storage
Apple Inc must clear up “a string of open questions” about user data stored by its iPhone, iPad, and other devices, a spokesman for Germany’s consumer protection ministry said on Thursday. The call follows a similar request made by U.S. Senator Al Franken on Wednesday, which cited a report by security researchers alleging the company’s…
Senator Franken would like some answers from Apple
Following what became a media storm yesterday concerning revelations of a “hidden” or “secret” file that stores unencrypted location data on some Apple devices, Senator Franken posed some questions to Apple. You can read his letter on his web site.
Dutch data watchdog blasts Google WiFi data collection; threatens fine
The Associated Press reports: The Dutch data protection watchdog criticized Google on Tuesday for collecting data on private wireless networks and ordered it to offer 3.6 million Dutch consumers a way to have data about their WiFi router deleted. The Dutch Data Protection Agency (DPA) slammed Google’s Street View service for collecting personal data from…