Google acknowledged the privacy breach in an apology issued last Friday, saying it had been inadvertently storing fragments of people's online activities over the past four years. Google captured the information as its vehicles roamed streets gathering images and data for its mapping feature, "Street View."
Hamburg prosecutor Wilhelm Moellers told the news agency DAPD that his office launched an investigation after a complaint was filed against undisclosed Google employees. "We will above all have to clarify whether the offense was deliberate," Moellers said.
Google's disclosure aggravated suspicions about the company that that have been building across Europe, where strict privacy laws regulate how many personal details may be released or shared without the subject's consent.
By MELISSA EDDY
Associated Press Writer
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