SKorean police raid Google Korea on suspicion of violating communications and privacy laws
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean police investigators raided Google's Seoul offices on Tuesday on suspicion the Internet search company was illegally gathering personal information for its street mapping service.
Police official Ahn Chang-soo said a cyber crime unit is investigating Google Korea for possibly violating South Korean communications and privacy laws with Street View, a map service that includes photographs of streets taken by Google cameras.
Ahn said police confiscated computers and hard drives for analysis and that company officials will soon be summoned.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The service has been controversial in Germany and other countries because of concerns the filming invades personal privacy.