Lawsuits Pour in Over Google’s Wi-Fi Data Collection
At least three lawsuits have been filed against search engine giant Google for collecting Wi-Fi user data through its Street View cameras. The lawsuits have been filed in California, Massachusetts and Oregon. They allege that Google violated federal and state privacy laws in collecting fragments of data from unencrypted wireless networks as its fleet of camera-equipped cars mozied through neighborhoods snapping pictures. The Massachusetts lawsuit, filed on Tuesday by Galaxy Internet Services, is seeking class-action status for all WiFI users in the state who may have been affected, and is asking for $10 million in damages. Robert Carp, the ISP’s president and the ...

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