The search engine giant that once held the informal motto ‘Don’t be Evil’ is now under police investigation for ‘spying on Australians’.
It’s believed that Google have been breaching Australia’s privacy laws by gathering profile data from unsecured wireless computer networks. In what Google has described (and admitted) as ‘accidentally’ collecting private information, many others believe they new exactly what they were doing and should be held accountable for their actions.
Australian laws forbid such information gathering under the ‘Telecommunications Interception Act’, and although its not yet known if charges will be brought forth, the matter has still been raised with the Australian Federal Police for further investigation.
