TechNewsWorld spoke to Gardere Partner Peter S. Vogel, chair of the Firm's Internet, eCommerce and Technology Industry Team, about the continuing issues regarding Google's handling of personal data.
Regarding the FCC sanction imposed, Mr. Vogel said, "It looked at whether Google violated U.S. laws by accessing people's data through their unprotected WiFi networks as its trucks drove by. That is not against the wiretap law."
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