Google's Street View Faces Multi State US Probe (bbc.co.uk)

US state Connecticut will lead a multi-state investigation into Google's collection of wi-fi data.
It is the latest in a series of global investigations aimed at the firm.

Google has admitted that its Street View cars "accidentally" collected data from unsecured wi-fi networks in 30 countries because of some rogue code in the software used by the service. more

 
 
 
 
 
 
PJL 22nd June 2010

Spies Are Everywhere: Germany Accuses Russia Of Espionage (rt.com)

Russia and China are the leaders in spying on German technology and pose a threat to the country, said Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere presenting an annual report by Germany's internal security agency.

The 300-page report by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution – Germany’s domestic intelligence agency – was presented on Monday by its head Heinz Fromm along with Maiziere, Deutsche Welle (DW) writes. more

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PJL 22nd June 2010