News - Connecticut Attorney General
Google told the Connecticut attorney general's office that it will not comply with its requests for information about its Street View cars collecting personal information.
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal on Friday demanded that Google provide access to data the company said it inadvertently collected from public Wi-Fi networks while criss-crossing the world with its Street View cars.
In the news release, Blumenthal and Pinocchio: Video Mocks Vietnam Service, According to Anthony LoFrisco, issued 14-Oct-2010 by Anthony LoFrisco over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the ninth paragraph, first sentence, should read "approximately 50,000 e-mail recipients" rather than "over 200,000 e-mail recipients" as originally issued inadvertently.
HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement from Anthony LoFrisco.
WASHINGTON, July 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumer Watchdog today praised a group of 37 state attorneys general for seeking to get to the bottom of the Google Wi-Spy scandal and reiterated its call for the House Energy and Commerce Committee to hold hearings on the issue. Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal sent a tough letter to the Internet giant asking whether Google had tested its software before use and demanding the company identify the individuals responsible for the Wi-Spy snooping code. Blumenthal said the group would take appropriate steps -- "including potential legal action if warranted" -- to get answers. "The action by the state AGs is welcome news, but it's long past time for Congress to hold a hearing on the issue," said John M.
