Google Street view to collect personal data, fined 210 million won in Korea-Google, Google-IT information Google Street view to collect personal data, South Korea fined 210 million won

Korea, local media reported, as the Google Street view service to collect user data, Google Korea communication Commission (hereinafter referred to as KCC) fined 210 million won (about 196,000 dollars). KCC also asked Google to remove all the unauthorized collection of personal information, and posted on its Web site on progress.

2009 to 2010 in order to establish the street view database, Google sends vehicles installed with cameras and computers in Korea parade in big cities. But KCC said in 360-degree Street data collected at the same time, Google also has a large collection of personal data, such as network ID, passwords, Web sites, text messaging, such as credit card numbers.

KCC Chairman Lee Kyung-jae said: "this is fine the first time, the infringement of the personal information protection law the punishment of transnational corporations. "He said, which will randomly collect Korea civic information to punish the company.

Previously, Google has similar abuses in Europe and the United States have been fined. Last year, Google in Germany fined 145,000 euros (about US $ 189,000), France was fined 100,000 euros (about 136,000 dollars), compared with Google's settlement in the United States's case has spent $ 7 million.

谷歌街景收集个人数据，在韩被罚2.1亿韩元 - 谷歌,Google - IT资讯
谷歌街景收集个人数据，在韩被罚2.1亿韩元

韩国当地媒体报道称，由于谷歌街景服务收集用户数据，谷歌被韩国通信委员会（以下简称KCC）罚款2.1亿韩元（约合19.6万美元）。KCC还要求谷歌删除所有未经允许收集而来的个人信息，并在其网站上发布进展情况。

2009年到2010年，为了建立街景数据库，谷歌派出安装有摄像头和计算机的车辆在多座韩国大城市巡游。但是KCC表示，谷歌在收集360度街道数据的同时，也收集了大量的个人数据，例如网络ID、密码、网址、文本消息、信用卡号等。

KCC主席Lee Kyung-jae表示：“这笔罚款是第一次向侵权个人信息保护法律的跨国公司实施的惩罚。”他表示，该委员会将会对那些随意收集韩国公民信息的公司进行惩罚。

此前，谷歌已经因为类似的侵权行为在欧洲和美国遭到了罚款。去年，谷歌在德国被罚14.5万欧元（约合18.9万美元），在法国被罚10万欧元（约合13.6万美元），而谷歌和解在美国的官司则花费了700万美元。