The Australian government has ordered police to investigate Google for a possible breach of privacy. The alleged breach happened during the course of Google cars taking pictures in Australia for their Street View service. Australia's attorney general said that he asked police to pursue this investigation of breaches in telecommunications privacy laws after receiving reports that Google had gathered personal data from some unencrypted wi-fi services. Google has admitted to doing this, but said that it was an error, and the company has apologized. They have agreed to cooperate with the police investigation.
The government accuses Google of committing probably "the single biggest breach in the history of privacy." Google has implied that Australian government is "pursuing a corporate vendetta," and had previously strongly criticized Australia's plan for an internet filter that would block illegal material, saying it would both filter legitimate content and slow down internet speeds.
Submitted by Katie Kregor
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