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Google Faces Lawsuits for Collecting Data from Unprotected Networks

WASHINGTON, June 7, 2010 – A class action lawsuit filed May 17 accuses Google of violating federal privacy and data acquisition laws, and asks that Google pay up to $100,000 to each individual from whom data was taken. The firm is also facing civil suits in Canada, the Czech Republic, France, German

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WASHINGTON, June 7, 2010 –  A class action lawsuit filed May 17 accuses Google of violating federal privacy and data acquisition laws, and asks that Google pay up to $100,000 to each individual from whom data was taken. The suit was filed by an Oregon woman and a Washington man in a Portland, Ore., federal court. The firm is also facing civil suits in Canada, the Czech Republic, France, Germany Spain and Italy.

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