The attorney-general of the American state of Connecticut will begin an investigation into the Google WiFi incident.
“My office will lead a multistate investigation – expected to involve a significant number of states – into Google’s deeply disturbing invasion of personal privacy,” Blumenthal said in a statement. “Street View cannot mean Complete View – invading home and business computer networks and vacuuming up personal information and communications.”
“Our investigation will consider whether laws may have been broken and whether changes to state and federal statutes may be necessary,” he said.
However, Google has previously said in a statement it believes it hasn’t broken any US laws, and maintains that it will work with the “relevant authorities” to answer questions.
Patrick Stafford is a freelance journalist and a former deputy editor of SmartCompany.
