Spain becomes latest country to take on Google

Spain is investigating Google over its "Street View" mapping feature, becoming the latest country to tangle with the Internet search giant over concerns it violated people's privacy while taking shots of city streets.

Madrid Judge Raquel Fernandino has issued a subpoena for an Oct. 4 appearance by a Google representative, Google Spain spokeswoman Marisa Toro said Tuesday, adding that the company will cooperate with Spanish authorities. The judge is acting on a complaint filed in June by a private Internet watchdog and technology consultancy called APEDANICA. In an order released August 16, the judge said she is probing whether Google committed a "computer crime," according to APEDANICA attorney Valentin Playa.