This image released by NBC shows Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer appearing on NBC News' "Today" show, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013 in New York to introduce the website's redesign. Yahoo is renovating the main entry into its website in an effort to get people to visit more frequently and linger for longer periods of time. The long-awaited makeover of Yahoo.com's home page is the most notable change to the website since the Internet company hired Marissa Mayer as its CEO seven months ago. The new look will start to gradually roll out in the U.S early Wednesday. (AP Photo/NBC Peter Kramer/NBC/NBC NewsWire)
Miss. to receive $115K from Google settlement
Published: 12:51:18 PM, Wed 13 March 2013 UTC
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi will receive $114,995 from Google Inc. as part of a settlement with the Internet giant over the collection of emails, passwords and other sensitive information sent over wireless networks around the world.
The state's share of the payment was announced Tuesday by Attorney General Jim Hood. Hood says the settlement is the result of nearly two years of negotiation. He says it recognizes the rights of individuals whose information was collected without their permission.
The Internet search leader agreed to pay $7 million to settle the investigation involving attorneys general in 38 states. The case dates to 2010 when Google revealed that company cars taking street-level photos for its online mapping service also had been vacuuming up personal data transmitted over wireless networks not protected by passwords.
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