Google has been accused of "hypocrisy" over its stance on personal privacy. In court documents defending a lawsuit brought against its Street View mapping tool it has asserted that "complete privacy doesn"t exist."
But, points out the US National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) it responded to a Californian politician"s concerns about its growth by saying that it "takes privacy very seriously". "Google"s hypocrisy is breathtaking," said Ken Boehm, chairman of the NLPC.