German City of Hamburg Fines Google Over Street View Service
The commissioner for data protection of the German city of Hamburg said Monday he has fined Google Inc. for violating privacy law when collecting data for its Street View service.
Commissioner Johannes Caspar ordered the U.S. Internet company to pay 145,000 euros ($189,000) for collecting data of private Wi-Fi networks when Google’s cars drove through the streets to take pictures from 2008 until 2010.