The Supreme Court denied Google’s petition to have...

The Supreme Court denied Google’s petition to have it rule on whether the U.S. District Court in San Francisco erred in ruling that “radio communications” don’t include Wi-Fi communications (http://1.usa.gov/1qJRp17). Google has faced a series of lawsuits over its practice of gathering data over unencrypted Wi-Fi networks for its Street View program, collectively known as the “Wi-Spy” cases. The company settled for $7 million with dozens of states and lost several merged class-action lawsuits but was cleared of wrongdoing by the Justice Department and FCC (CD April 3 p20). “We're disappointed that the Supreme Court has declined to hear the case,” said a Google spokesperson. The case is docket 13-1181.