Google Street View WiFi

In 2010, Google alegedly captured a fair amount of data being transmitted over open WiFi access points while the Google Street View car was going about capturing pictures of streets.

Google is being investigated by several governments and has testified before the US Congress concerning the matter. Several class action lawsuits have been filed in the United States.

• Berlage v. Google (NDCal filed May 20)
• Carter v. Google (EDPa filed June 2)
• Colman v. Google (DCDC filed May 26)
• Galaxy Internet v. Google (DMass filed May 25)
• Keyes v. Google (DCDC filed May 28)
• Redstone v. Google (SDIll filed May 28, 2010)
• Van Valin v. Google (DOre filed May 17).

News

• Washington Office: Three Staff - Rick Whitt (formerly with MCI) is focused on the FCC. [Sidecut 23]

• Google spending more on D.C. lobbying, CNET 7/27/2009
• The Power of Connectivity, CISCO 7/27/2009
• Regulators eye Google book deal, BBC 7/7/2009
• Board Ties at Apple and Google Are Scrutinized, NYT 5/5/2009
• Google's flub: Do we have a Web monoculture too?, CNET 2/3/2009
• Google warns entire Internet is malware, CNET 2/3/2009
• DOJ Was Three Hours From Suing Google For Antitrust Violations, Techdirt 12/5/2008
• Google Bandwidth Study Proves Very Little, Tech Lib Front 12/5/2008
• Eric Schmidt on what's ahead in 2009, Google 11/18/2008
• Google D.C. Talk next Thursday: Tech Agenda 2009, Google 11/13/2008
• Ending our agreement with Yahoo!, Google 11/5/2008
• Senator Raises Red Flag Over Google-Yahoo Ad Deal, Ecommerce Times 10/8/2008
• Facts about our Yahoo! ad deal and ad prices, Google 9/18/2008
• Google bends to Chrome privacy criticism, CW 9/10/2008
• Another step to protect user privacy, Google 9/10/2008
• Meet Chrome, Google's shiny new browser, CNET 9/2/2008
• Google debuts its own browser, Lost Remote 9/2/2008
• Yo Google! Your Lawyers Are So Stupid, They Copy AT&T!, Tales from the Sausage Factory 3/20/2008
• Google Submarine Cable to Spike Internet Growth?, Internet News 2/28/2008
• Handwritten Lawsuit Against Google Tossed Out Again On Appeal, Techdirt 2/15/2008
• Northeastern University sues Google over patent, CNET 11/13/2007
• Google and Cellphones: Let Freedom Ring, Wash Post 11/9/2007
• Google launches Open Handset Alliance, America's Network 11/8/2007
• FCC chairman supports Google's Open Handset Alliance, CNET 11/8/2007
• Google's Big Phone Gambit: An Open Mobile Platform, Internet News 11/8/2007
• Google Helps Make Public Records Available, Wyoming 5/1/2007
• Company Continues To Insist That Google Is Responsible For Libel On Any Site It Links To, Techdirt 7/5/2007
• FTC Seeks More Data on Google-DoubleClick Deal, eweek 5/30/2007
• Google's new search challenge: Kaiser the python, Globe and Mail 4/5/2007
• Google to convert headquarters to solar power, Globe and Mail 10/17/2006
• Google Acquires YouTube For $1.65 Billion, Internet News 10/11/2006
• Google paid stunning YouTube price: Time Warner CEO, Reuters 10/11/2006
• Google forms political action committee, CNET 9/18/2006
• Search Engines Censured for Censorship, BWO 8/11/2006
• Google warns on 'unsafe' websites, BBC 8/8/2006
• Google Profit Surges on Strong Search Advertising, NYT 7/21/2006
• Google to unveil spreadsheet program, Globe and Mail 6/6/2006
• Google in China: The Big Disconnect, NYT 4/20/2006
• Google Chief Says It Won't Fight Chinese Censorship, NYT 4/12/2006
• Google wins a court battle, CNET 3/21/2006
• U.S. Limits Demands on Google, NYT 3/21/2006
• Google Set To Defend Challenge To U.S. Subpoena, Information Week 3/14/2006
• US, Google prepare for court showdown, Americas Network 3/14/2006