Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Google Korea raid data collection

Investigators were sent to the Google headquarters in Seoul to demonstrate its platform for the collection of collections, the Chief of Police Cyber ​​Crime Unit, Chang Byung-Duk said AFP.The safe after being accused of stealing the data that Google sites AdMob AdMob mobile advertising agency through illegal Internet applications for smartphones, said no.

The researchers also home to the local Internet portal Daum believe their advertising platform was used to collect data on accidents on the spot, he said. , During today's attack is to obtain evidence, we can not because the server is located in the United States. Instead, Google has promised to cooperate and exchange information official appearance, said Chang.

The attack came weeks after the governor of South Korea has begun investigating whether the U.S. giant Apple expelled from the collection of location data on the iPhone and iPad privacy. Apple claims that iPhone users continued to be rejected. But he said the route, the encrypted data stored in the position and led for many years to correct.

U.S. lawmakers invited to listen to Apple and Google for a visit this month to privacy complaints that the iPhone regular user of Google Android and its location and data retention. Since the beginning of the Korean-language site, in 2000, Google has turned its presence in the competition for enterprises, most of affiliates all over the world.

But he did in the previous test in South Korea on the data. In January, police accused Google to collect data during the production of its Street View mapping service that lets you view photos on the scenic site with Google Maps. Google Street View displays its cars are coming and shooting of cities in over 30 countries, as well as fragments of personal information unwittingly wireless systems unprotected.

But he said nothing illegal in South Korea and prosecutors continued cost pressure. Last month, South Korean companies lodged complaints with the Internet watchdog alleged anti-competitive practices to suppress competition from Google's local search market.

No comments:

Post a Comment