Google NZ Data Collection Update

(PR.co.nz) Assistant Privacy Commissioner Katrine Evans said today:

“We met with the New Zealand Police yesterday. We have agreed that we will now refer this matter formally to them, so that they can consider whether Google has committed a criminal offence by collecting payload data from wi-fi networks during its Street View filming.

“We will continue to consider the privacy angles, but we have no further comment to make at this time.”

Media Release 10 June 2010 from Privacy Commissioner.