Google to delete Wi-Fi Data

**webguru11** · Sep 19th, 2011, 2:35 am

In light of the ongoing battle with the European Union, Google has succumbed to the order passed by Dutch Data Protection Authority, who ordered earlier this year that all WiFi data was to be deleted.

Google previously indicated that they were opposed to the mass deletion since it would impact information that wasn’t personally identifiable but that remained useful for other Google services, such as the location finding. However, as reported by Web Wereld, Google made a statement on September 12 indicating that they wouldn’t fight the Dutch Data Protection Authority’s decision, instead deleting 3.6 million SSIDs and other information connected to Dutch WiFi networks. – Search Engine Watch

**Limekwat** · Sep 19th, 2011, 11:22 am

It's doubtful that will change how they handle things stateside. It's interesting that they chose not to fight the ruling, I wonder if Google is trying to fix their international image after caving the China.