Google started an international outcry after it admitted collecting information from unsecured wireless net works as it’s Street View vehicles roamed residential areas during the creation of its Street View maps.

Google was accused of unlawfully collecting data which included emails, passwords and visited website addresses as its vehicles crisscrossed the length and breadth of the UK.

Now the Information Commissioner, Christopher Graham has announced that the Google have agreed to delete all the personal data that was collected and additionally they will introduce improved training measures on security awareness and data protection issues for their employees worldwide. Also the engineers are required to maintain a privacy design document before launching any new project.

The decision by Google can be seen as a victory for privacy campaigners who were furious that Google had collected this data and have refused to back down over claims that it had unlawfully collected private data even if it was done accidentally.

Google’s senior vice president Alan Eustace, has signed an undertaking on behalf of Google Inc. to initiate improved training measures on security awareness and data protection issues for employees.

The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office [ICO] will be allowed to conduct a full audit of the Google’s internal privacy structure, privacy training programs and its system of privacy reviews within the next nine months.

UK members of Parliament had accused Google of deliberately collecting millions of e-mails, passwords and visited websites for their own commercial gain. The Metropolitan Police became involved but have announced that they will not launch a criminal inquiry.

In the US the Federal Trade Commission [FTC] have already ruled out any direct action but have registered concerns that the information was collected in the first place.

Revelations first came to light in May that its cars had collected personal data from unsecured wireless networks while taking photos for its Street View mapping service. Canada was one of the first counties to reveal this information but several countries have also been affected. Google have always maintained that the data collection was caused by the accidental inclusion of coding from an experimental project.

Google, the world’s largest Internet company has posted a 32% rise in profits for the third quarter, beating market expectations. The firm said its strong figures were a result of businesses spending more on advertising for online consumers but also said the success of its newer business such as its android mobile phone operating system added towards the increased profits.

Eric Schmidt, Google’s chief executive, said in a statement, “Our core business grew very well, and our newer businesses, particularly display and mobile, continued to show significant momentum. We remain committed to aggressive investment in our people and our products as we pursue an innovation agenda.”

In July when Google’s second quarter results missed Wall Street estimates some analysts raised concerns about how much money Google was spending in growing its business. That spending has now increased further with its operating expenses at $2.2bn in the third quarter up from $1.64bn a year ago. This expenditure is being more than offset by the increased revenues and profits. Google said that computer users clicking on adverts was up 16% more, than a year earlier and that it was charging more to businesses for their adverts.

Google has been expanding its investments in other fields. It has invested $5bn in sub sea wind farm transmission lines off the Eastern US seaboard. It has also invested money in driverless electric cars and also a fourfold increase in spending on data centers and technology.

The figures that Google released cheered up investors who were concerned about the falling value of the dollar as well as concerns about recent acquisitions and the hiring of 1500 new staff. However Patrick Pichette, Google’s Chief Finance Officer defended Google’s hiring programme, that is considered aggressive by some, telling investors that Google is in “a war for talent” that is “quite out of sync with what’s happening in the rest of the economy.”