drive-by data collection
プライバシーの侵害疑惑で長い間、すったもんだが続いていたGoogleのストリートヴューですが、初めてヴューのみならず当該地域ですくいあげられる個人情報も採取していたことを公式に認めました。
映画やドラマでみかけるような「走行中のクルマからの乱射」はdriv-eby shootingということどこかで覚えていましたが、Googleのデータ収集をdrive-by data collectionということをはじめて知りました。銃を収集用のアンテナに置き換えると、なるほど、イメージがわきます。（UG）
Google Admits Drive-By Data Collection Was Privacy Breach
SAN FRANCISCO — Google on Tuesday acknowledged to state officials that it had violated people’s privacy during its Street View mapping project when it casually scooped up passwords, e-mail and other personal information from unsuspecting computer users.
In agreeing to settle a case brought by 38 states involving the project, the search company for the first time is required to aggressively police its own employees on privacy issues and to explicitly tell the public how to fend off privacy violations like this one.
While the settlement also included a tiny — for Google — fine of $7 million, privacy advocates and Google critics characterized the overall agreement as a breakthrough for a company they say has become a serial violator of privacy.
