13 posts and columns on Google Street View

Viral Video: Google Street View Address Is Approximately a Hit

in Media on December 6, 2011 at 12:20 am PT

This simple Web video shows how good the genre can be. Also, it’s pretty.
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A Schmidtstorm and More: 2010 in Pictures Photoshops

in Mobile on December 31, 2010 at 7:01 am PT

Looking back, 2010 “the year of” a lot of things–the tablet, the smartphone, the tweet and location. But it was also a year of complete silliness in tech. Because if you can’t laugh at Eric Schmidt telling critics of Google Street View to “just move,” Apple telling people that their grip–not the iPhone 4′s antenna–is faulty or Oracle’s “samurai CEO” Larry Ellison in a kimono, then, really, what’s the point?

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244,000 Germans Opt Out of Google Street View

in News on October 21, 2010 at 10:20 am PT

Google announced on Thursday that 244,000 people in Germany have opted to have images of their homes removed from its Street View product, and pointed out that the number represents only 2.7 percent of German households. Google has been working with regulators over privacy concerns with Street View since last year. Germany is the only country in which people were able to opt out before the launch of the service–in other countries, people have to email the company after Street View is active.

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Czech Republic Rejects Google Street View Over Privacy Concerns

in News on September 22, 2010 at 12:40 pm PT

Igor Nemec, head of the Czech Office for Personal Data Protection said Wednesday that Google won’t be allowed to expand Street View in the country because the technology “disproportionately invades citizens’ privacy.” One of the principal complaints is that Google’s cameras, which are placed nine feet high, can see into people’s homes. Google won’t collect any new data in the Czech Republic until an agreement can be reached.

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Google to Introduce "Street View" in Germany

in News on August 10, 2010 at 9:55 am PT

Google Inc. said it will introduce its “Street View” service of integrated maps and photographs in 20 German cities by the end of this year, drawing criticism from government officials here skeptical of the Internet company’s regard for personal privacy. Ilse Aigner, Germany’s consumer protection minister, said Tuesday she is concerned Google won’t give people enough time to request that street-level pictures of their homes be removed before Street View goes online.

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App Watch: Searching Without Words

in News on May 24, 2010 at 11:26 am PT

At some point, scientists think, you’ll be able to point a lens at almost any object and get information about what you’re seeing. Imagine seeing a shirt you like and learning quickly who makes it, where it’s sold and how much it costs. Or seeing a building and learning its history and whether you can rent space in it.

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Google Opens Up on What Its 'Street View' Cars Collect

in News on April 28, 2010 at 12:01 pm PT

By now, Google’s cars have driven down roads around the world — and in some places, they’re sparking concerns about just what information they are collecting. So the Internet-search giant is opening up a bit about the data it compiles. Google is trying to address criticisms that have been leveled against it in European countries in particular and provided details about Street View cars in a post on its European Public Policy Blog on Tuesday.

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Google Wins Boring Lawsuit

in News on February 19, 2009 at 5:08 am PT

A federal judge dismissed a Pittsburgh couple’s suit against Google, rejecting their claim that the Internet giant’s Street View feature violated their privacy. Google Maps’s Street View, which launched in 2007, shows street-level maps of some cities. The couple, Christine and Aaron Boring, sued Google in April (our Law Blog colleagues wrote about it), accusing it of negligence, unjust enrichment and trespassing, in addition to privacy violation, because photos of their home appeared in Street View.

Uh, Hello? Cut-and-Paste!?!

in News on November 11, 2008 at 1:00 pm PT

November 21. That’s the day iPhone 2.2 is rumored to arrive at market. And when, or if, it does, it’s expected to include some slick new features. Among them: Enhancements to Google Maps, including support for Google Street View, plus bus schedules and walking directions…