Google Facing Class Action Suite in Oregon and Washington State Over Data Collection For Online Maps

Google is facing class action lawsuits in Oregon and Washington states over privacy concerns relating "street view" data collection for it's online mapping program.

The plaintiffs, Vicki Van Valin and Neil Mertz, say that their privacy was violated by the camera strapped cars that Google uses to photograph for the street view of it's online maps, and they request a preliminary and permanent injunction for such data collected. Google has pledged to destroy the data, as it had done in Ireland. This would be an obstruction of justice, however. The concern extends allow to the employee access to that data. At least hundreds if not thousands of Google employees may have access to that data.