The South Korean police raided, Tuesday, May 3, Google's offices in Seoul as part of an investigation to see if the U.S. giant had used its platform for mobile advertising AdMob for collecting data illegally . "We suspect AdMob have collected personal information without consent or agreement localization of the Korea Communications Commission," said a police official.
The investigators visited the offices in Seoul to recover hard drives and other data, also told Agence France-Presse, an official of the police unit specializing in cyber crime, Chang Byung-duk. "We did not find evidence today, because a server is located in the United States. Google officials have promised to cooperate and provide information later," the official said.
If Google is a small player in the Internet on the fixed network in South Korea, its market share in mobile Internet reached 20%, thanks to its operating system Android, including Samsung and LG Electronics equip some of their smartphones and tablets. "STREET VIEW" IN THE COLLIMATOR In January, South Korean police had focused on another Google service, Street View - which lists, with photos, streets and buildings in several countries - suspected of collecting illegal private data.
Google has acknowledged having collected, unintentionally, personal data on Wi-Fi networks unsecured. But he defended himself from any illegal act, and South Korean court has not so far launched prosecutions. Last week, the authority of South Korean telecom regulator launched an investigation into whether the system of records geotagged iPhone and Apple iPad violated the privacy of users of these devices. 
The investigators visited the offices in Seoul to recover hard drives and other data, also told Agence France-Presse, an official of the police unit specializing in cyber crime, Chang Byung-duk. "We did not find evidence today, because a server is located in the United States. Google officials have promised to cooperate and provide information later," the official said.
If Google is a small player in the Internet on the fixed network in South Korea, its market share in mobile Internet reached 20%, thanks to its operating system Android, including Samsung and LG Electronics equip some of their smartphones and tablets. "STREET VIEW" IN THE COLLIMATOR In January, South Korean police had focused on another Google service, Street View - which lists, with photos, streets and buildings in several countries - suspected of collecting illegal private data.
Google has acknowledged having collected, unintentionally, personal data on Wi-Fi networks unsecured. But he defended himself from any illegal act, and South Korean court has not so far launched prosecutions. Last week, the authority of South Korean telecom regulator launched an investigation into whether the system of records geotagged iPhone and Apple iPad violated the privacy of users of these devices.
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