According to recent reports, Google has to fork out $25,000 to pay up for a fine as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said that the search giant failed to give enough information about its Street View service collecting information about private Wi-Fi hubs, when it was not granted permission to do so.

The FCC's investigation kicked off in May 2010 which suggested that Google did not show signs of full co-operation which is why the commission resorted to imposing a fine on the company.

The FCC wrote in an order, saying:

"Google refused to identify any employees or produce any emails. The company could not supply compliant declarations without identifying employees it preferred not to identify.

"Misconduct of this nature threatens to compromise the commission's ability to effectively investigate possible violations of the Communications Act and the commission's rules."

However, Google had a contrasting view saying that it provided all the documents the FCC required and that it did not agree with paying up the fine. It said that an appeal is definitely in the stars:

"We disagree with the FCC's characterisation of our co-operation in their investigation and will be filing a response."

The FFC isn't the only body that is looking into Google's Street View operation, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) as well as the Metropolitan Police too are carrying out their own investigations.