Google acknowledged Tuesday that some of its Street View mapping cars had violated people's privacy by tapping into unprotected wireless networks and collecting emails, passwords and browsing data. The company settled the case with 38 states for $7 million -- pocket change for Google.
Other terms of the settlement include annual Privacy Week events to school employees and company lawyers on privacy best practices. Perhaps more surprisingly, Google is also on the hook for teaching the public how to use a password to protect their wireless networks.