Google to pay US$7 mil. to settle Wi-Fi case: source

The resolution will close a joint investigation by attorneys general in about 30 U.S. states, according to a person familiar with the matter. The person asked not to be identified because the settlement isn't expected to be announced until early next week.

The US$7 million will be shared among all the states, the person said. Google's revenue this year is expected to surpass US$61 billion. At that pace, Google brings in an average of US$7 million in revenue per hour.

The case dates back to 2010 when Google Inc. revealed that company cars taking street-level photos for its online mapping service also had been vacuuming up personal data transmitted over wireless networks that weren't protected by passwords. Google blamed the snooping, which started in 2007, on an overzealous engineer who installed an intrusive piece of software on equipment that the company said was only supposed to detect the location of wireless networks.

SHARE CLOSE
Blogger		Google+
Live Journal		Plurk
Stumble Upon

Tweet

	PREVIOUS ARTICLE
	Google bares its teeth as giant takes bite out of Apple

NEXT ARTICLE
Google cutting 1,200 more jobs in Motorola division

Write a Comment

Terms

Enter your comments - 3000 characters max

Type in image code

 Receive China Post promos
 Respond to this email

Submit