244,000 Germans Opt Out of Google Street View

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.