Police raid Google Korea on suspicion of communication law violation

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's police said Tuesday its investigators
raided the office of Google Korea in Seoul on suspicion that the local unit of
Google Inc., operator of the world's largest Web search service, has illegally
collected individuals' personal information for its map service.
The National Police Agency (NPA) said that its cyber crime investigation team was
looking into allegations that Google Korea has violated the communications and
privacy law in making Street View, a Google map service that features a panoramic
view of streets.
A group of NPA investigators stormed into the office of Google Korea in southern
Seoul earlier Tuesday and seized hard drives and related documents, the agency
said.
After completing an analysis of the confiscated items, the police plan to summon
company officials for investigation, it said.
ejkim@yna.co.kr
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