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The federal data protection commissioner, Hanspeter Thür, said on Friday he was bringing a case against Google at the Federal Administrative Court to force the company to make changes to its application. He explained that Google had rejected many of the...
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Photo by Adam Buhler Vice president of engineering for Google and KU alumnus Brian McClendon discusses the technology behind Google Earth and Google Maps. McClendon detailed the various software and hardware behind Google's geo products Monday afternoon...
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IsraelNN.com) The Palestinian Authority is claiming it has received a "positive response" to its demand that the United Nations Security Council recognize a new Arab state within Israel's current borders, according to lead PA negotiator, Saeb Erekat.
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Web search giant Google faces a court case in Switzerland because of privacy concerns over its Street View service. The application allows a 360-degree view of any street-level location. "Numerous faces and vehicle number plates are not made sufficiently...
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Internet giant Google hasn't done enough to safeguard the privacy of those who appear in its Street View mapping system, a Swiss official says. Switzerland's federal data protection commissioner, Hanspeter Thur, said Friday he is suing Google to force...
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Swiss officials said Friday that they had sued Google to try to require it to tighten privacy safeguards on its Street View online service. It is the latest of a series of European objections to the company's handling of personal information.
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You don’t have to create a building from scratch: instead you make it from photos that already exist within Google Earth and give them a three-dimensional structure. Once you’re finished, the models go to Google’s 3-D Warehouse and require approval before...
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Google Earth in partnership the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Danish government has launched an introductory tour depicting possible consequences of global climate changes.
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Posted by ralph on September 27, 2009 in Climate Change Environment Global Warming Science & Technology Graeme McMillan writes on io9.com : Wondering how you too can warn people about the dangers of global warning? Google have created a way to...
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Google UK’s homepage today shows a “doodle” of a flying saucer hovering over crop circles. Photograph: PIN Google UK's homepage is today given over to a "doodle" showing a flying saucer hovering over crop circles. The word "Google" is spelt out in several...
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