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Google Street View: Do you need to be aware before their cameras roll?
- February 26, 2010 11:50 AM |
- By POV
European Union data privacy regulators are telling Google to warn people before it sends cameras out into cities to take pictures for its Street View maps, adding to the company's legal worries in Europe.
As well, Google should shorten the time it keeps the original photos from one year to six months, regulators said in a letter to the company obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday.
In a statement, Google said its need to retain Street View images for one year is "legitimate and justified."
The company, based in Mountain View, Calif., said it already posts notifications on its website about where its Street View cameras are clicking. The alert system on Thursday indicated Google's picture-taking vehicles have been cruising the streets of Nantes, France, and possibly other nearby cities.
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Related: Google Street View: Should cities unhappy with their close-up get a do-over?
What do you think? Should Google be doing more to let cities know they're coming to town? Take pour poll:
As well, Google should shorten the time it keeps the original photos from one year to six months, regulators said in a letter to the company obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday.
In a statement, Google said its need to retain Street View images for one year is "legitimate and justified."
The company, based in Mountain View, Calif., said it already posts notifications on its website about where its Street View cameras are clicking. The alert system on Thursday indicated Google's picture-taking vehicles have been cruising the streets of Nantes, France, and possibly other nearby cities.
Read more:
Related: Google Street View: Should cities unhappy with their close-up get a do-over?
What do you think? Should Google be doing more to let cities know they're coming to town? Take pour poll:
(This poll is not scientific. It is based on readers' votes.)
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