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Joseph Menn, Daniel Sch\u00e4fer and Tim Bradshaw
\nFinancial Times<\/a>
\nTuesday, May 18th, 2010<\/p>\n

Authorities on both sides of the Atlantic on Monday moved towards investigating Google following the internet group\u2019s disclosure that it had recorded communications sent over unsecured wireless networks in people\u2019s homes.<\/p>\n

Peter Schaar, the German commissioner for data protection, called for a \u201cdetailed probe\u201d by independent authorities into the practice by Google.<\/p>\n

He said the group\u2019s explanation of the collection of data as an accident was \u201chighly unusual\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the largest companies in the world, the market leader on the internet, simply disobeyed normal rules in the development and usage of software,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In the US, the Federal Trade Commission was expected to launch an inquiry as well, according to people who spoke to agency officials.<\/p>\n

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