By Kat Asharya | Thu Sep 02, 2010 11:33 am |
New Zealand officials today cleared Google of any criminal charges, after the Internet search giant mistakenly collected personal data from wireless networks for its "Street View" mapping service.
In May, the Mountain View, Calif.-based company admitted that information-gathering cars taking 3D photos for its "Street View" mapping service had inadvertently gathered unencrypted personal data sent over unsecured Wi-Fi systems in more than thirty countries.
A month later, the New Zealand Privacy Commissioner called police to examine whether or not Google violated any cyberlaws.
"An investigation by police has determined that there is no evidence to suggest a criminal offense has been committed," said John van den Heuvel, a detective and senior sergeant with the New Zealand police cybercrime center.
The matter has been referred back to the New Zealand Privacy Commissioner, who may continue to probe into the matter.
New Zealand is not the only country investigating the data gathered by Google via its mapping excursions. Privacy regulators in Australia, Europe, the U.S. and Canada are also looking into the issue.
Google said in July that its street-mapping cars would resume operations in some countries but would collect only images.
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