Colleagues of the engineer claimed during the probe that they didn't know about the practice despite the engineer's disclosures, the report stated, but the agency provides evidence that at least one senior manager did talk with the engineer about it.

WSJ: Google Engineer Told Others of Data Scoop

An internal email recounted a conversation in which the engineer "openly discussed his review of payload data with a senior manager of the Street View project, " the report stated.

WSJ: Google Engineer Told Others of Data Scoop