Google pays $1.4 million fine in Italy over StreetView concerns

Isla Binnie / Reuters:

     The Google signage is seen at the company's offices in New York January 8, 2013.

        CREDIT: REUTERS/ANDREW KELLY

(Reuters) - Google has paid a 1 million euro ($1.4 million) fine imposed by Italy's data protection watchdog over complaints that cars it used to record images on Italian streets in 2010 were not clearly recognizable, the regulator said on Thursday.

                                                                                                                                     

David Meyer / Gigaom: Google pays $1.4M to Italian privacy regulator over Street View car markings
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: Google Pays Another Tiny Fine In Europe — $1.4M — For Street View Privacy Concerns
Jo Best / ZDNet: Google coughs up €1m for Street View privacy breaches in Italy
Barry Levine / VentureBeat: Italy slaps Google's hand with $1.4M fine for not labeling Street View cars

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