Sydney:
Australian police have been asked to investigate internet giant Google over possible breaches of telecommunications privacy laws, the attorney general said on Sunday.
The investigation follows complaints from members of the public about activities of Google employees while taking photographs for Google Maps, the search engine's maps page.
The "Street view" services has recently come under fire in several countries. The company has said it inadvertently picked up personal data from some unencrypted wi-fi services over several years. The probe comes amid a wave of criticism worldwide over collection of personal information by internet giants, including Google and Facebook Google said it would cooperate with the investigation.
Senior company executive Alan Eustace said last month the company had mistakenly collected personal data from wi-fi networks, and ordered a halt to the practise. However, he said this none of the data was used in Google products.
Aussie sex offender on love quest
An Aussie sex offender, who was recently released from 11years of detention, is looking for a relationship via Facebook. The man, aged about 29, spent the last decade on a court-ordered treatment program after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting girls. He has now set up a Facebook page, with a picture of pop singer Pink, in a bid to date women. The intellectually disabled sex offender was released in may.
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