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Complaints over Google Street View images

Source: The independent

London : United Kingdom | 8 months ago

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Scores of pictures have been removed from Google's controversial new mapping application after a glut of privacy complaints. Street View, launched in the UK on Thursday, allows users to access 360-degree views of roads and homes in 25 cities. The database, which includes photographs of millions...

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Google removes dozens of photos from UK Street View service

News Source: NewKerala | 8 months ago

The firm was forced to pull some of the images from the street-mapping facility following complaints. It is thought that the pictures removed contained revealing images of homes, a man entering a London sex shop, people being arrested and a man being...
Public urged to report Google Street view fears

News Source: The independent | 8 months ago

People worried their privacy has been breached by Google's controversial new mapping service have been told to complain to the search engine or the information watchdog. Scores of pictures, including one of a man exiting a Soho sex shop and another...
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News Source: The Tuscaloosa News | 8 months ago

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Borders finds e-book too much of an odyssey

News Source: The independent | 8 months ago

Borders UK is giving up on its first attempt to persuade Britons to buy electronic books after less than a year, because customers have baulked at the high price. The 51-store bookseller plans to sell a cheaper e-book reader in its stores after sales...
Google Street View hit by protests

News Source: The Observer | 8 months ago

Google hit by privacy protests over its tour of British cities • Firm records busiest day ever as traffic jumps 41% • More invasive pictures removed from site For 24 hours, Google 's new Street View brought a vision of British cities to the web...
You've been shamed – Google cuts images after privacy outcry

News Source: The Scotsman | 8 months ago

The service offers a virtual tour of streets in 25 UK cities including Edinburgh, Glasgow...But concerns about the software used to blur faces and car number plates led to dozens of areas being blanked out after complaints from the public. A Google...