France Fines Google for Street View Privacy Breach

France has fined Google $141,000 for improperly gathering personal data from Wi-Fi networks. This case has been dragged out for over a year, the country spent untold amounts of money fighting this, only to fine the search giant $141k? Heh, that'll show em'.

Monday's euro100,000 ($141,300) fine sanctions Google for collecting personal data — including e-mails, web browsing histories and online banking details — from 2007 to 2010 through its roaming camera-mounted cars and bicycles.

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