“Google Inc’s Seoul office was raided on Tuesday on suspicion its mobile advertising unit AdMob had illegally collected location data without consent, South Korean police said, the latest setback to the Internet search firm’s Korean operations,” Hyunjoo Jin reports for Reuters.
“The probe into suspected collection of data on where a user is located without consent highlights growing concerns about possible misuse of private information as the use of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets increases,” Jin reports. “‘We suspect AdMob collected personal location information without consent or approval from the Korean Communication Commission,’ a South Korean police official said.”
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Now there’s a different approach…hold hearings with the company or just raid their offices based upon suspicion?
Usually Asians are more insidious when stealing American technology…they must be demonstrating a new ‘openness’ with the West where they’re just coming right out and taking it!
I moved to StartPage by ixquick for search. Not bad at all.
I’m using Dukgo for search. it’s outstanding and it tracks no data. Now if I could only find a replacement for gmail.
Duckgo is great!
Correct URL
https://duckduckgo.com/
The police found them by tracking their Android phones.
They should do the same in the US, and the offices of the CIA as well, since they are collection illegally as well.
Heil USA! The new GESTAPO model state for the world.
Arrrrggghhh.
Here there be witches.
What does raiding their office do? It’s not like the gathered data is sitting there in a box that the police can walk away with.
The gathered data? No, it’s not likely to be there.
Information about what data is gathered and how it used – that might be there.
Do. Know. Evil.
Hilarious Hilarious story.
Wow! They don’t go to that extreme in the U.S. of A. unless medical marijuana is involved.
“Do no evil” just got raided!!! Haa Haa!
Duckduckgo needs to be a default search option on OSX and iOS.
Or Apple should by them 🙂
Awesome i love the government keeping track of people nowdays