Jacqui Cheng reports: Google is attempting to clear the air on exactly what kind of data it collects when its Street View cars roll in front of your house, and how it uses that information. […] It’s the WiFi information that has gotten Google into trouble recently, with German officials asserting that this type of…
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Google convictions in Italy based on legal error, says expert
The Italian court which sentenced three Google executives to a suspended jail term made a legal error, according to an Italian legal expert who has studied the judgment. Elvira Berlingieri told OUT-LAW that Google was likely to win any appeal. […] According to Berlingieri, the convictions are based on Google’s failure to notify users that…
Police seize Gizmodo reporter’s computers after writing about unreleased iPhone (update 7)
Brian Stelter and Nick Bilton report: Gawker Media said on Monday that computers belonging to one of its editors, Jason Chen, were seized from his home on Friday as part of what appeared to be an investigation into the sale of a next-generation iPhone. One of Gawker’s blogs, Gizmodo, published articles last week about the…
Muslim leaders furious over phone tapping in Muslim-dominated cities
Mumtaz Alam Falahi reports: Patna: Muslim community leaders are furious over phone tapping by intelligence agencies in Muslim dominated areas in Delhi, Lucknow and Hyderabad, and have demanded the government to make the agencies accountable. The disclosure about the tapping was made in the latest issue of English weekly Outlook. The magazine has also said…