The Korean offices of Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) have been raided as part of an accusation that AdMob illegally collected location data without consent. Last month Apple had to defend the way that the iPhone collected location data.

Susan Wojcicki, the SVP of product development at Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) explained why Google wouldn’t build similar services to companies they could just buy. “It’s hard to assemble a team and organize as quickly as you want in these situations,” said Wojcicki in an interview at the Dive Into Mobile conference. “Finding the right people, interviewing them and hiring them takes time. Companies are willing to pay a premium to be in the market right now.” Wojcicki refused to talk about Groupon directly, but she did talk about Google’s competitive bid for AdMob. “You’re buying people with expertise and learning about new markets.” she added. [NYT]

AdMob CEO Omar Hamoui has stepped down from Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) after working there for five months. Google acquired AdMob last November for $750 million. Hamoui is leaving for personal reasons. Between November 2009 and May 2010, Google’s acquisition of AdMob was held up because of federal investigation. AdMob employees’ incentives began to vest when the deal was completed around November 2009. Supposedly AdMob’s integration into Google has not been going swimmingly. Many executives are leaving Google as a result. Anytime an AdMob employee has an idea, it has to go through many layers and departments at Google. [TechCrunch]

According to a tweet sent out by Google Mobile Ads, AdMob has served over 300 billion ads since they launched in 2007. Apple was close to buying out AdMob, but Google made a deal happen much quicker. Based on the number of ads served, I think Google got their money’s worth after spending $850 million in stock to buy them out in November 2009.

Google’s mobile advertising company AdMob announced that the changes in Apple’s terms of service is “great news.” Google VP of Product Management Omar Hamoui said that that the new terms allows Apple’s developers to choose from a variety of advertising solutions including Google’s AdMob.

AdMob CEO Omar Hamoui said that Apple’s new advertising rules “prohibit app developers from using AdMob and Google’s advertising solutions on the iPhone.”

Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has been given the greenlight by the FTC to acquire AdMob, the company founded by Omar Hamoui. AdMob is a mobile advertising company that provides a platform and advertising inventory for iPhone and Android applications. “Throughout the FTC’s review process, it’s been clear that mobile advertising is growing rapidly. As mobile phone usage increases, growth in mobile advertising is only going to accelerate. This benefits mobile developers and publishers who will get better advertising solutions, marketers who will find new ways to reach consumers, and users who will get better ads and more free content,” stated Google VP of Product Management Susan Wojcicki. Apple’s acquisition of Quattro Wireless most likely helped Google’s case. [Google Blog]

Eric Schmidt was recently gave a speech at the American Society of News Editors. After his speech, the Google CEO said that Apple’s announcement about iAd helps Google’s argument with the FTC about the acquisition of AdMob.