Five countries challenging Google

5. Google vs. South Korea

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South Korean police raided the offices of Google Korea on Tuesday, investigating whether the company had illegally collected and stored personal wireless information through its Street View application. The investigation alleges that the company stationed cars topped with cameras around neighborhoods and illegally gathered other data while taking pictures of the streets for the application.

Seoul Tower and skyline seen at dusk in a 2004 file photo of Seoul, South Korea.

Source: Korea Times

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