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Oh dear, poor Google<\/a> seem to be catching all kinds of flak over their Wifi Data Collection<\/a>.<\/p>\n The UK Met are already investigating them and they are being pulled to pieces in Germany too with France also weighing in. The latest to jump on the bandwagon is Australia which is stating they have breached the Australian Privacy Act.<\/p>\n It seems they might have dropped the ball big time with this one, although with the amount of money they have I doubt whatever legal restitution is served it won’t dent the coffers severely.<\/p>\n The Australian Privacy Commissioner has ruled that Google ran afoul of the country’s privacy laws when its Street View cars collected personal data from open Wi-Fi networks.<\/p>\n “On the information available I am satisfied that any collection of personal information would have breached the Australian Privacy Act,” said Privacy Commission Karen Curtis in a statement. “Collecting personal information in these circumstances is a very serious matter. Australians should reasonably expect that private communications remain private.”<\/p>\n Under the Privacy Act, Curtis is unable to sanction a company when she initiates an investigation. But she ruled that Google must publicly apologize, conduct “privacy impact assessments” of any new Street View data collection in Australia that includes personal information, and regularly consult with her about “personal data collection activities arising from significant product launches” in Australia.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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