Less than a week after admitting it had inadvertently spied on some Wi-Fi users, Google is the target in several investigations in Europe and at least one lawsuit in the U.S.

On Tuesday, Pacific Northwest residents Vicki Van Valin and Neil Mertz filed a class action lawsuit against Google alleging their privacy was violated when Google's Street View vehicles drove by their homes, detecting and storing data from their open Wi-Fi Internet connections used in their homes.
The case was filed in an Oregon district court. It is asking for statutory damages of $100 per day per person violated or $10,000 for each member in the class. The suit also asks for punitive damages as determined by a jury, plus attorney fees. If successful, the suit could cost Google millions of dollars given the number of people who could potentially file as part of the class.