The United States Agency for Competition and Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has closed its investigation into Google. The FTC had to gather data from open wireless networks through Google's camera-view vehicles investigated Street. An investigation of 38 U.S. states will keep running.

The FTC is concerned about the internal policies and procedures that led to this data collection, "says a letter from the FTC to counsel for Google. The Internet company but promised to erase the data recorded from open wireless network or from use. "Because of this commitment, we finish our investigation," said the head of the Consumer Protection Division, David Vladeck, on Wednesday.

Google also intends to appoint a privacy officer and integrate better with the data protection operations. So will the employees receive appropriate training and new Google products and services are assessed at an early stage what effect they have on privacy.

The U.S. consumer organization Consumer Watchdog condemned the attitude of the investigation aspremature and wrong. The public has a right to data collection from Google about to be completely cleared the. Instead, Google now come with a few half-hearted assurances like this, it said.

A determination of the Attorney General in the State of Connecticut will continue, however. The investigation of Google's data collection have joined a total of 38 U.S. states. The operation was led by Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal demanded detailed information on how it, you might get to the data breach and what was recorded for data. Also seeks to ensure that no such recurrence.