Identity Theft Check

US and German government officials are planning to launch an inquiry regarding the disclosure from Google that it ‘mistakenly’ collected sensitive data from consumers over wireless networks. For years Google’s street view cars have ‘accidentally’ collected personal information, which could include email messages and passwords. Germany’s commissioner for data protection has called for a detailed probe into Google’s activity. Google claims it has never used the data and it accidentally collected it due to a piece of legacy code in the machines installed in Google’s fleet of cars. Regulators in countries around the world will be approached by Google as to how to dispose of the data.