Breach details
| What | Personal data not destroyed. |
| How much | 5 disks containing an unknown number of records. |
| When | February 2012 |
| Why | In May 2010 it was discovered that Street View vehicles had mistakenly collected payload data for thousands of individuals. This was deleted in November 2010. In February 2012 four disks were discovered to have been accidentally retained, and in October 2012 a fifth disk was discovered (although this may contain some data not collected in the UK). |
Regulatory action
| Regulator | ICO | Action | Enforcement Notice Issued to Google Inc |
| When | 11th June 2013 |
| Details | Enforcement notice issued to ensure that all personal data held on vehicle disks and collected in the UK using Street View vehicles shall be destroyed with 35 days. Any disks discovered in the future holding personal data collected in the UK should be reported to the Information Commissioner. |
Links
| View PDF of the Google Inc Enforcement Notice (Breach Watch Archive) |
| View PDF of the Google Inc Enforcement Notice (Via ICO Website) |