Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/14/czech_privacy/
Czechs tell Google to stop StreetView
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Posted in Law, 14th September 2010 13:39 GMT
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Data protection officials in the Czech Republic have told Google to put the brakes on its StreetView cars, ahead of a full statement next week.
The Czech privacy watchdog began investigating Google [1] for slurping up citizens' unsecured Wi-Fi data back in May - the same time that German prosecutors confirmed they were investigating a complaint.
The Czech Office for Personal Data Protection told AP [2] that Google had not been given the necessary licence to collect the data.
The spokeswoman declined to elaborate further, but promised a full statement next week.
Google is under investigation in Germany, Spain, [3] Australia and several US states. [4]
So far the UK and New Zealand have cleared the data gathering, which Google claims was accidental. ®