The Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information has issued a fine of €145,000 to
Google for
illegally accessing and recording data from unencrypted Wi-Fi networks. Regulators called the company’s acts “one of the most serious cases of violation of data protection” in German history. It was discovered that between 2008 and 2010, Google accessed insecure Wi-Fi networks with its Street View vehicles and illegally downloaded large quantities of personal data including emails, passwords and photos. The company has admitted wrongdoing and has since deleted the data from its servers. Regulators still aren’t satisfied, however.
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