Google Gets Maximum Fine After ‘Impeding’ Privacy Probe
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Google Inc. “impeded” and “delayed” a U.S. inquiry into its data-collection practices, according to the latest in a series of regulatory probes of the company’s privacy practices.
The Federal Communications Commission is seeking a $25,000 fine after examining how Google gathered personal e-mails, text messages and other materials through its Street View location service, the agency said in an April 13 filing. That is the maximum penalty for failure to cooperate with an investigation, Tammy Sun, an FCC spokeswoman, said in an interview yesterday.