Google has been threatened with criminal proceedings by Britain’s information watchdog after further personal data unlawfully collected by its Street View cars was discovered.
The Information Commissioner's Office has handed the US multinational an enforcement notice demanding that it destroy four discs containing information it took from unsecured WiFi networks.
Google had previously pledged to destroy all data collected in this manner - but admitted last year that it had "accidentally" retained the additional discs.
The ICO has warned Google that failure to comply with the legal order will be considered as contempt of court, which is a criminal offence.
