Google bows to pressure for German Street View

**MIG-31** · Jun 17, 2009, 08:56 PM

Street View, available for cities in the United States, Japan, Australia and in some parts of Europe, allows users to view panoramic still photos at street level, with the faces of passers-by and car number plates blurred out.

But German officials waned it to also make people, their cars and their homes unidentifiable in the raw data held on record -- but not published on the Internet -- by the company.
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Source: Physorg

Jun 17, 2009, 08:56 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 55,745 Rep Power: 444 System Specs	Google bows to pressure for German Street View Street View, available for cities in the United States, Japan, Australia and in some parts of Europe, allows users to view panoramic still photos at street level, with the faces of passers-by and car number plates blurred out. But German officials waned it to also make people, their cars and their homes unidentifiable in the raw data held on record -- but not published on the Internet -- by the company. ____________ Source: Physorg __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here