The 9th US Routine Court of Appeals on Friday decided to rehear the issue, but rejected Google demand to allow for an "en banc" review. The judge also released an revised viewpoint (PDF) that reaffirmed its judgment in Sept that Google breached the US Wiretap Act when it gathered information from unencrypted Wi-Fi systems while catching Road Perspective pictures.
"We're satisfied that the Court provided our demand for a rehearing and improved its viewpoint," a Google representative said in a declaration. "But we are frustrated that the order was not completely changed and are considering our next steps."
Between 2007 and 2010, Road Perspective vehicles prepared with Wi-Fi antennas gathered and saved information such as "personal e-mails, usernames, security passwords, video clips, and documents" that were sent and obtained over unencrypted Wi-Fi relationships. Google gathered around 600 gb of information moved over Wi-Fi systems in more than 30 nations, according to records.
In May 2010, the company apologized for the accidental Wi-Fi neighbor's but was soon hit with several category activity lawsuit legal cases that were eventually combined into a single issue that charged Google of breaking state and government wiretap rules.
Google claims that its activities were not unlawful because information passed on over a Wi-Fi network is an electronic radio interaction that is "readily accessible to the general public" and therefore exempt under the Wiretap Act.
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