Germany lashes out at Google for privacy breach
Saturday, May 15, 2010 17:01In this March 2, 2010 file photo a woman decorates a camera car of Google at the CeBIT exhibition in Hannover, northern Germany. Google Inc. issued an apology Friday May 14, 2010, acknowledging it has been vacuuming up and recording fragments of people’s online activities broadcast over public Wi-Fi networks while expanding its street mapping feature. The German minister for consumer protection Ilse Aigner criticized Google on Saturday, May 15, saying the U.S. Internet giant still lacks an understanding of the need for privacy, calling it an “alarming incident” happening apparently illegally over some years. (AP Photo/dapd/Joerg Sarbach, File)
(AP) — Germany’s consumer protection minister strongly criticized Google for a widespread privacy breach and insisted Saturday the U.S. Internet giant must cooperate better with data protection authorities.
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