Because of the "Street View" .. "Google" is accused of violating privacy in America
[Service from Google Street View]
Service from Google Street View
Service raised the "Street View" launched by the company "Google" a giant of American technology many of the protests, which some consider that this type of programs can be appropriating the individual's privacy and threaten security.
Has widened the investigation into alleged violations by service map street known as the "Street View" and offered by "Google" Internet services, has joined 37 new mandate to the investigation initiated by Richard Blumenthal, the Attorney General in the U.S. state of Connecticut regarding these allegations.
And sent a coalition of 38 states a letter calling for a "Google" to provide information about the "Street View", which recognized the company is already being carried out which collects data from a network of wireless transmission high-precision and speed "Wi-Fi" open without obtaining prior permission, may include access to passwords and e-mail and the history of navigation and other confidential information, according to the newspaper reported "economic Arabia."
The manifesto demanded to provide information about testing Google for the program and data quality program is designed to collect, if the "Google" sold, or used data from unauthorized those collected.
The Blumenthal's reaction "Google" still raises more questions, adding "we call the" Google "identify specific persons responsible for hacking will take all appropriate steps, including the resort to court if necessary, to get answers to a complete and comprehensive."
British organization accuses the "Google" criminal intentions
The resolution of these protests, confirmed the company "Google" search giant-mail during the past few weeks it will deliver data collected from wireless networks to the French authorities, German and Spanish, especially as they increasingly face lawsuits on the method of data collection.
Revealed "Google" that it collected private data, taking photos, to serve, as it demonstrated last April that the vehicles used and equipped with cameras were also collected as a wireless data, confirming that it did not collect any personal information from a network of "Wi-Fi", but after a request for Germany to conduct such review recognized the "Google" last May that it had gathered some of the data inadvertently.
In this regard, the International Breifsi "NBA" the British organization for the protection of privacy, it is "very likely" to follow the company "Google" prosecuted for collecting data from wireless networks are not insured.
The search engine giant has undergone scrutiny for collecting data in the context of his project, "Street View", opened "Google" an independent investigation to determine the circumstances that caused the code in the offense and included in "Street View" by mistake. But "NBA" sure that the results of this investigation concluded that the presence of criminal intent "behind the violation.
In a statement, "NBA" what happened "is similar to the process of wiretaps without permission or positions, the statement added, saying," It is a violation of wiretapping laws may cause problems for Google, particularly in countries thirty-program was used, "according to the stated location," BBC NBC. "
For his part, the President of the NBA Simon Davis: "It has become almost certain that the Germans would file a lawsuit. Because there is a prior intention, do not have any option other than litigation."
In the UK, the Information Commissioner's Office said that he reviewed an internal investigation for "Google" but does not intend to follow-up at the moment. She also "NBA" in preparation for raising the case to the police. Davis said in this regard: "I do not see any alternative but to go to Scotland Yard."
In Australia, asked the police to investigate the case. The spokesman confirmed the "Google" to "inadvertent error code ... and we continue our cooperation with the authorities concerned to respond to questions. Is thus merely be a failure in communication between the teams."
But Davis did not seem convinced of this reasoning: "To say that the whole issue of the work of engineer alone explanation is not correct. The code is very complex and you need to budget and supervision. He emphasized the" Google "that all its operations are under scrutiny."
Canada recently began an investigation into the activities of the "Google" amid concerns about the violation of privacy with regard to service, "Google Street View," and that use fleets of cars equipped with cameras to capture images of a comprehensive service to the Atlas website.
And filed lawsuits against "Google" in Washington, California, Massachusetts, Oregon, set up by members accused the company of violating their privacy by collecting data from a network of "Wi-Fi" open.
For his part, Robert McClelland the Attorney-General of Australia on Sunday, the police asked to investigate with the Internet search giant "Google" on a possible violation of the laws of privacy of communications.
The probe comes after reports from citizens on the activities of the staff of "Google" while taking pictures for the map service "Google". It comes amid a wave of criticism about using the search engine giant to personal data.
McClelland told reporters in Melbourne at the beginning of a forum on Internet security that the case was referred to the Australian Federal Police on Friday after reports from citizens.
Street View .. A history of problems
Despite the constant concern to development by Google for this service, but the problems has trailed it since its launch, it has yielded Google to U.S. pressure and made some adjustments to serve "Street View", where the erasing features the streets of Manhattan, New York and that in principle, to be gradually expand this ban to include the rest of the areas famous.
The amendments made by the Google service to obscure some of the features of the faces of people and buildings, and plates, as is done completely on the screen of the news channels, when he wants organizers of the station to hide the identity of a particular person, so can not the viewer to identify the individual speaker because of his position sensor.
This initiative has been applied initially in the United States because more stringent privacy regulations, where he was this service a detailed picture of the streets, car license plates and Trademark Office, to be reconsidered in its application in European cities such as Paris, Rome and Milan.
Said Peter Fleischer is responsible for privacy in Google: "We know that Europe is under way to assess differences between the public, and individual privacy .. enjoyed it very all viewpoints, customs and laws vary from country to country, and will do everything we can to respect these differences.
The spokesman noted that the amendment conducted by Google, this service will take a little time, so that the company modify and adjust the image already available on the Internet.
Emphasized the "Google it" since the offered service maps for the first time there was no disagreement, even before the military institutions Kalpntegon for example, in America, and the complaints of privacy by citizens is still small, however, it decided to change its policies by agreeing to delete The faces of the plates at the request of the Pentagon.
[A snapshot of the program Google Street]
A snapshot of the Google Street
Was raised huge controversy and resentment more aggressive defenders of privacy in the United States, where a service that displays the images to zoom in on the streets of San Francisco and New York and Las Vegas, Miami and Denver to a fierce competition between various web sites to monitor the footage was being raised in conditions of embarrassing.
These snapshots, for example, a picture from the back of a man urinating and a man and a woman Mamddan in the sun on the grass has broke some clothes and a young woman into sexy lingerie and a young man climbing a fence and another enters the shop for magazines porn and man hugs a girl on the sidewalk and others.
Although the footage does not include anything supernatural, but it is possible to identify to passers-by, which stirred controversy in the United States despite the publication of legislation this country imagery in public places, including pictures of passers-by, which is not allowed in many countries including France.
And put some of these problems, more accurate shots, such as a picture of a clinic in Miami are abortions has asked its Director Elaine Diamond from Google "replacement" in another way, pointing to the emergence of demonstrators against abortion in front of the entrance to the clinic in the current image.
Protested Jeicki spokeswoman Rebecca "Electronic Frontier Foundation" defending privacy on the Internet, pointing out that "it is tantamount to interference in private life for many people who are photographed in the scenes of Google."
It is worth mentioning that the service "Street View" using cameras found on the roofs of cars in many American cities to capture images of streets and buildings.
You can see these pictures to go to the site "Google Maps" and then clicking on the "Street View" and then typing the address to see the pictures of the site required.
