Congress Should Grill the FCC Over Redacted Google Wi-Fi Snooping Report

Chris Soghoian, writing for Wired:

However, even if the FCC lacked the legal authority punish Google, nothing prevented the agency from alerting the public, the media, and Congress to the full extent of Google’s sins. Instead, the agency opted to keep the public in the dark.

The FCC has yet to reveal the reasons why it opted to so heavily redact the most damning portions of the Google WiFi report. Congress should not wait for the FCC to volunteer an explanation. It should demand answers.

★ Wednesday, 2 May 2012