Google to Pay $7 Million to End State Street View Claims

Google Inc. agreed to pay $7 million to settle a multistate probe over the collection of data from unsecured wireless networks across the U.S. by vehicles taking images for the company’s Street View product.

The Internet search company signed the agreement with 38 states and the District of Columbia to resolve consumer protection and privacy claims, said the Connecticut Attorney General’s Office, which led the eight-state committee that investigated the matter and negotiated the company’s compliance.