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EU warns Google in advance of European Street View debut

Google Street View is both a blessing and a curse. For those of us who get lost easily, being able to see an actual photograph of your destination before leaving the house can be immensely helpful. For others, the prospect of having everything photographed from the street—including possibly themselves—is very creepy. The European Union agrees with the latter folks, and feels strongly that Google Street View—as implemented now in the US—would be a violation of EU privacy laws. That's why the organization reminded Google this week to respect local privacy laws once Street View makes its jump across the pond.

EU raises privacy issue for Google Street View

The EU's data protection supervisor has urged Google to respect privacy rules as it prepares to unveil Street View in Europe.

EU warns Google over Street View

EU warns Google over Street View Google Maps’ Street View has become popular among drivers but courted controversy when it was found that the photos often displayed individuals on the street and inside buildings. Though many in the US have complained over potential privacy issues, no legal measures have been taken against it as it is considered to be in accordance with the law.

Google Addresses Privacy Issues on Street View

Google begins testing face-blurring technology for its Street View option. Street View is a feature that gives users a 360° view of selected cities. The street view feature was launched in May 2007 as an addition to the Google Maps application.

Google Finally Bows to Privacy Advocates and Agrees to Blur 'Street View' Faces in All 40 Cities

In response to a lengthy privacy backlash Google announced it will blur all faces in its Google Maps Street View service. Google says it will use facial recognition technology to identify faces within Street Views and blur them automatically. The process will start with New York City Street Views and then move on to the 39 other cities where Street Views is offered. The process is expected to take several months to complete.

EU raises privacy issue for Google Street View

Europe's data protection supervisor urges Google to respect local privacy rules when launching Street View

EU raises privacy issue for Google Street View

Europe’s data protection supervisor, Peter Hustinx, urged Google Thursday to respect local privacy rules as it prepares to launch its Street View function this side of the Atlantic.

EU raises privacy issue for Google Street View

Europe's data protection supervisor, Peter Hustinx, urged Google Thursday to respect local privacy rules as it prepares to launch its Street View function this side of the Atlantic. continue

EU raises privacy issue for Google Street View

Europe's data protection supervisor, Peter Hustinx, urged Google Thursday to respect local privacy rules as it prepares to launch its Street View function this side of the Atlantic.

EU Raises Privacy Issue for Google Street View

Europe's data protection supervisor, Peter Hustinx, urged Google Thursday to respect local privacy rules as it prepares to launch its Street View function this side of the Atlantic.

PeekaCity Adds Google's Street View

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) May 24, 2008 -- Peekacity.com, Chicago's leader in web-based amenity mapping software for the real estate industry, is the first real estate amenity mapping software to add Google's Street View. Agents and online real estate consumers now have the ability to view street level photos of properties. They may zoom in for detail and "virtually" drive up and down the street to visualize the surrounding homes and the neighborhood. By simply clicking on the amenity or property and selecting "Open" next to the "Street View" tag, the Street View of the selected object will be displayed. Users navigate around the area using their mouse within the display.

Google Faces U.K. Privacy Fight Over Street View

As Google prepares to launch Street View in the U.K., and has already launched it in France, concerns over privacy have been raised by the group Privacy International, which says it feels Street View violates privacy laws.

Google Begins Blurring Faces In Street View

mytrip notes a News.com article reporting that Google has begun blurring faces in its Street View service, which has spawned privacy concerns since its introduction last year. Google has been working for a couple of years to advance the state of the art of face recognition. Quoting News.com: 'The technology uses a computer algorithm to scour Google's image database for faces, then blurs them, said John Hanke, director of Google Earth and Google Maps, in an interview at the Where 2.0 conference...' Google wrote about the program in their Lat/Long blog."

EU Concerned About Googles Street View Images

The European Union has joined privacy advocates in raising concerns about Google's Street View images. In response, Google has begun blurring faces of people captured in its Street View images. Google also removed some images taken at U.S. military bases. Google hopes to head off any regulatory moves.

EU Official Warns Google Against "Street View" Maps

The EU's top data protection supervisor said that Google's "Street View" map and imaging feature could pose privacy problems if it launches in Europe. Peter Hustinx said the Internet map service program would have to comply with European privacy laws as it captures and posts street-level photos.

Google Earth, Now With Browser Goodness

Google announced this week that their Google Earth application can now be used from the browser, instead of having to download and install the desktop application. "Google also launched an JavaScript API that lets you interact with the globe, draw markers, add layers or integrate with Google Maps. 'The Google Earth Plug-in and its APIs let you embed the full power of Google Earth and its 3D rendering capabilities into your web pages.' Google LatLong blog announced that each Google Maps mashup can take advantage of the new 3D view by adding a single line of code. 'Our goal is to open up the entire core of Google Earth to developers in the hopes that you'll build the next great geo-based 3D application, and change how we view the world.'"

EU data protection chief warns Google of privacy problems with Street View? ? 52 mins ago

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The EU's top data protection supervisor said Thursday that Google Inc.'s "Street View" map and imaging feature could pose privacy problems if it is launched in Europe.

EU data protection chief warns Google of privacy problems with Street View

BRUSSELS, Belgium-The EU's top data protection supervisor said Thursday that Google Inc.'s "Street View" map and imaging feature could pose privacy problems if it is launched in Europe.

EU data protection chief warns Google of privacy problems with Street View

BRUSSELS, Belgium: The EU's top data protection supervisor said Thursday that Google Inc.'s "Street View" map and imaging feature could pose privacy problems if it is launched in Europe.

Google wants to bring Street View maps to UK, raises privacy concerns

Google would like to bring Street View maps to the UK, according to an enthusiastic spokesperson at the company, but their keenness has been overshadowed by privacy concerns.

Delving Into Google Health's Privacy Concerns

SecureThroughObscure writes "Security researcher Robert 'RSnake' Hansen discusses numerous concerns with Google's new Google Health application, which aims to integrate user's medical records online. We discussed Google Health's opening to the public earlier this week. RSnake mentions that Google has found a loophole allowing them to provide this service without having to follow HIPAA regulations, which, combined with Google's track record of having numerous flaws leading to private information disclosure, draws serious concern. Security researcher Nate McFeters of ZDNet's Zero-Day Security Blog also commented on the article, mentioning several past vulnerabilities: ownership of content issues, Google Docs theft, a cross-domain hole, Google XSS, and a Google Picasa protocol handler issue leading to the theft of user images.

Google Tests Blurring Faces in Street View Service

Google has begun testing face-blurring technology for its Street View service, responding to privacy concerns from the search giant's all-seeing digital camera eye. The technology uses a computer algorithm to scour Google's image database for faces, then blurs them, said John Hanke, director of Google Earth and Google Maps, in an interview at the Where 2.0 conference.

Google's Street View Meets Resistance in France

Ian Lamont writes "Google has begun to scan the streets of Paris as part of its Street View service, but the company may be hindered from publishing them unedited. The reason? French privacy laws. Google may be forced to blur faces or use low-resolution versions of the photographs. The Embassy of France in the U.S. has a page devoted to French privacy laws, that says the laws are needed to 'avoid infringing the individual's right to privacy and right to his or her picture (photograph or drawing), both of them rights of personality.'"

Street map view: Google in privacy dispute

The EU's top data protection supervisor said on Thursday that Google's "Street View" map and imaging feature could pose privacy problems if it is launched in Europe.

EU warns Google on Street View photos

The EU's top data protection supervisor said Thursday that Google Inc.'s "Street View" map and imaging feature could pose privacy problems if it launches in Europe.

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