Google's Street View Considered Offensive by Privacy International
	Google Maps Street View is the subject of quite a few vivid debates in the circles of human rights associations. The company has already launched the application that offers street-level images in France, for those who want another perspective on the Tour de France. Google is now planning to extend the experiment to more European countries, but control groups are not pleased by the idea. Privacy International, a British organization that ... [read more >>]
	07 July 2008, 08:07GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

3D Dallas in Google Earth
	Since Google rolled out the 4.3 version of Google Earth, users have been discovering new imagery updates which simply allow them to enjoy different corners of the world straight from the desktop. Although I'm not sure whether this is something new or it has also been integrated into the 4.3 release, a 3D version of Dallas is now available in Google Earth, the folks at The Dallas Morning News wrote. As usual, the 3D imagery a ... [read more >>]
	27 May 2008, 08:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Street View's European Expansion Still in the Balance
	Since it was first rumored that Google may want to expand its Street View technology into Europe, the EU officials came out and explained that in case the Mountain View company really considered such an expansion, it had to comply with the local laws that may or may not allow it to display photos showing residents' faces. In France, for instance, citizens have the right to choose whether or not they want to appear on a publi ... [read more >>]
	15 May 2008, 09:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Street View Launches Face-Blurring Technology, European Expansion Now Imminent
	Since Google rolled out Street View, there has been a lot of controversy around it as people appearing in those high-resolution photos captured by Google pointed to their privacy rights and requested the removal of the pictures. The Mountain View-based company has always been opened to talks and accepted to delete the photos as long as the user who requested it could prove he was the one appearing in them. However, since Street View grew u ... [read more >>]
	13 May 2008, 02:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Google Street View Cars Spotted in Paris
	Rumors concerning a potential expansion of Google Street View in Europe have been circulating on the web for some time now, but the Mountain View-based company hasn’t made it clear yet if it considers such an expansion or not. However, Google Street View cars are occasionally spotted in Europe, which obviously supports the idea that Google may be interested in bringing the continent into high-resolution. According to Network Worl ... [read more >>]
	12 May 2008, 08:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Google Mixes Street View and Driving Directions
	Until now, the Google Maps driving directions has proved to be quite a useful function because users could get the simplest route between two defined points without too much effort. On the other hand, Google Maps Street View is probably the most popular feature of the web-based mapping service because it allows consumers to view street-level 360 degree panoramas from multiple locations in the world. Since these two functions are ... [read more >>]
	30 April 2008, 03:05GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Google Earth - Updated One Minute Ago!
	Just like Softpedia, Google Earth seems to an application supposed to be constantly updated and, since the 4.3 version was release, the "Updated one minute ago!" motto may fit Google Earth, too. According to Cris Castello, GIS Data Engineer, the Mountain View-based company has struggled to integrate more and more dynamic data in Google Earth, in a move meant to provide new content every time the user opened the applicat ... [read more >>]
	21 April 2008, 05:49GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Google to Launch Street View in Europe
	It seems like Google's Street View function is one of the hottest technologies inside Googleplex since the Mountain View-based company continuously improves the feature. Following the integration of Street View in Google Earth, it looks like Google wants more than that as the famous Street View car was spotted in Italy. According to Philipp Lenssen from Google Blogoscoped, the photo was captured in Rome and, as you can see i ... [read more >>]
	18 April 2008, 09:30GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Google Earth Infringing Privacy?
	Two days ago, Google launched Google Earth 4.3, one of the most expected editions of the downloadable mapping tool, mostly because it includes multiple important updates such as Street View. As I'm sure you know, Street View was previously integrated into Google Maps, the web-based version of Google Earth which lets users view maps and photos straight from their browser. However, lots of people consider that Street View in G ... [read more >>]
	17 April 2008, 04:03GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Is This the Real Google Street View Car?
	Since Google's Street View technology was published on the web, there were lots of speculations concerning the cars used to shoot pictures around the world. As you probably know, the Mountain View-based company has used multiple cars equipped with all kinds of high-end equipments in order to take high-resolution photos around the globe. The cars were driven in a certain city all day long while the cameras mounted on the roof ... [read more >>]
	17 April 2008, 03:34GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Google Earth 4.3 Released and Available for Download
	As expected, the Mountain View company has out the new version of Google Earth yesterday, namely the 4.3 edition, which was supposed to come with several new improvements. One of the most important additions is surely Street View, a function that was first impleme ... [read more >>]
	16 April 2008, 03:20GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Google under Strong Criticism over Street View Update
	The Mountain View-based company plans the expansion of Google Maps Street View, the web service which shows street-level panoramas only using your browser. According to several reports, multiple Google cars supposed to be used for capturing Street View photos, were spotted in Australia, a matter which attracted, once again, the privacy infringement dispute into the spotlights. As you probably know, Google has always been criti ... [read more >>]
	14 April 2008, 02:39GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Google Earth to Get Street View?
	A new rumor brings Google Earth and the long commented Google Maps function, Street View, in the spotlights: the Mountain View company plans to integrate Street View into the downloadable map application which means users will be able to enjoy street-level panoramas straight from their desktop. The speculation was rolled out by Rafe Needleman of Webware, who wrote that "Google Earth app will get the Street View feature, curr ... [read more >>]
	07 April 2008, 08:25GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Boring Couple Sues Google for Illegal Street View Pictures
	Aaron and Christine Boring, a Pennsylvanian couple, have sued the Mountain View-based company Google, claiming that the search firm published photos of their private property without authorization. The couple accuses Google that its Street View technology, a special Google Maps function which provides street level panoramas, violated their privacy after it published photos with their house and the front driveway, Associated Press ... [read more >>]
	07 April 2008, 02:53GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

MapJack – A Better & Non-Google Street Imagery Provider
	Google Maps Street View is a famous service which provides high-resolution photos straight from the street, allowing users to enjoy amazing panoramas from several locations in the world. Although there are only a few similar services on the market, there's one which may represent a real alternative for Google's service. Codenamed MapJack, the street imagery service only provides photos of San Francisco, Sausalito (Unite ... [read more >>]
	31 March 2008, 16:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

More Street Views Brought to You by Google
	Street View, the Google Maps function that provides high-quality panoramas for free, is once again updated by the Mountain View company as it plans to expand the coverage of the service. In an announcement made today, Bradley Bossard, Software Engineer, mentioned that high-resolution imagery with no less than 13 new metropolitan areas and a national park is now available on Street View. This means that 6 of the cities already exi ... [read more >>]
	28 March 2008, 03:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Google Having Car Problems
	If you’re having car problems, I feel bad for you, son/ I got 99 problems but my car ain’t one, to paraphrase one of Jay-Z’s hits. Google is having car problems right now. Big ones, at that, as well. It looks like the Europe conquest that the Street View is gearing up for is a little more delicate than those of Australia and America. The Google.org idea and the motto of the Mountain View based company (Ye shall do no Evil or s ... [read more >>]
	20 February 2008, 14:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Street View Adds 12 More Cities
	If you see a Google car with a strange thingy on top, you have to smile and look smart, because you’ve just been immortalized on Google’s Street View. Of course, there’s the chance you’ll have your face blurred, but it’s worth it. The Mountain View-based company is looking rather intent on getting every city to have a 3D ‘walkthrough’ experience available, so they’re running their little cars off to all the corners of the Uni ... [read more >>]
	13 February 2008, 04:29GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

See the Gadgets Behind Google Street View
	The Google Street View cars are racing across New Zealand, according to several eyewitnesses. Some more compromising pictures, people entering adult book stores or upskirts from ladies entering cars are not singular items to be shown so far. I guess the weird collector’s gallery is going to become richer with the addition of a new country. The New Zealand run is interesting now, because it is the first time somebody actually talked to a ... [read more >>]
	10 January 2008, 13:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Google's Witch Walking on The US Streets
	Because tomorrow is October 31 and everyone prepares their costumes for Halloween, the companies from all around the world adapted their websites in order to celebrate this holiday. Since Google is one of the most visited webpages on the web, it is very likely to see a new doodle which is especially supposed to bring something new to the Halloween fans. But this year, it might be something different, as Philipp Lenssen from Googl ... [read more >>]
	30 October 2007, 10:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

One More Street View Car Spotted, One More Google Maps Update
	The Street View car which is supposed to be used for capturing street level panoramas to be included in Google Maps was spotted a few days ago in Knox, Indiana. Obviously, this makes us think the Mountain View company prepares new updates for Google Maps as similar vehicles were seen in other cities included in the web-based service. According to Search Engine Land, Knox, Indiana has a population of only 3,721 which is pretty cur ... [read more >>]
	15 October 2007, 08:32GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

More Cities for Street View. Who's Next?
	Since Street View was officially rolled out on the web, the Internet consumers were split in two sides: some of them praising the Google Maps function while others criticized the parent company for showing too many details, a matter that infringes users' privacy. The Mountain View company defended itself saying Street View shows nothing more than what's discoverable straight from the street so the Google Maps feature sh ... [read more >>]
	10 October 2007, 02:44GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Google About To Lose Street View Imagery
	Immersive Media announced today that its contract with the Mountain View super giant Google will end on December 27th, 2007 but the company will remain open to collaboration with other firms. This is quite bad news for the search giant because it can remain without one of the main image providers for its mapping technologies. In case you don't know, Immersive Media offered Google the majority of photos included in Street Vie ... [read more >>]
	02 October 2007, 08:27GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Google: Street Level Panoramas for Europe Very Soon!
	Although the Mountain View company sustained Street View will soon invade Canada, it seems like the Google Maps function is now aiming to expand into Europe and more exactly, in UK. There is nothing official at this time but several Internet users reported they spotted the Google WV Beetle which is used to capture street-level photos in London. Dvorak Uncensored even managed to capture a photo with this special equipped car and p ... [read more >>]
	01 October 2007, 05:58GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Users Willing to Pay Google to Come to Their City
	Google Maps Street View is again brought in the spotlights due to a potential Canadian release which will bring the mapping solution in a country considered quite strict about the content available for the users. Back in August, a Canadian official said Google might encounter difficulties from evolving into this nation because its Street View function may violate the local laws. However, it seems that Google is not afraid of this ... [read more >>]
	25 September 2007, 05:39GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Google's Street Images Respect Public Spaces
	Following the recent privacy concerns raised by the US residents who saw their faces on Google Maps Street View, the Mountain View company tried to defend itself by saying the product is not infringing the privacy and it even struggles to censor the content appearing on the maps. As you know, if you discovered yourself on Street View, you can contact the company to remove your from the picture. That's why Google sustains the ... [read more >>]
	25 September 2007, 04:18GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Google Street View Infringing the Privacy Laws
	The recently introduced Street View function of Google Maps might encounter some unexpected difficulties in its attempt to expand in every corner of the world. The Canada privacy expert Jennifer Stoddart said that the search giant's feature might infringe the local privacy laws if the Mountain View giant plans to bring the mapping tool into the country. According to the Canadian Press, the official sent a letter to Google an ... [read more >>]
	13 September 2007, 05:44GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

More Street View Imagery from Google?
	Just after Google released Google Maps Street View, the Internet community started talking about the cars which were used to capture the photos. As you might know, Street View provides detailed street level panoramas so it requires a vehicle equipped with numerous cameras in order to capture photos from multiple angles. Obviously, some of the US residents managed to identify some cars used by Google in Street View and the picture ... [read more >>]
	04 September 2007, 02:50GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Forget about Google Street View, Microsoft Streets & Trips 2008 Is Here
	Google Street View is nothing else but old news, as Microsoft unveiled the Streets & Trips 2008 With Connected Services. The Redmond company's best-selling travel and mapping software has evolved to the 2008 edition, and comes bundled with a Global Positioning System (GPS) locator, and the new MSN Direct receiver. This means that Streets ... [read more >>]
	21 August 2007, 10:22GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Google's Big Brother Updated
	Google rolled out some time ago the Street View function of Google Maps, a special feature that created quite a buzz around the Mountain View company and its privacy guidelines concerning the users. Although Google didn't improve its technology only a few times to meet the privacy demands, Street View was updated today with new imagery for several US cities including San Diego, Los Angeles, Houston and Orlando. From now on, ... [read more >>]
	09 August 2007, 04:05GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Google: If You'd Like Us to Remove a Picture, You Must Send A Urine Sample
	A few weeks ago, the Mountain View company rolled out Street View, a special Google Maps function that shows street-level panoramas of several US locations. Obviously, some of the residents of the cities appeared in the pictures, a matter that raised privacy concerns from several users of the products. As we expected, Google quickly debuted a special function to allow the persons appearing in the pictures to remove them, but it seems that ... [read more >>]
	20 June 2007, 04:22GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Google: Street View Not Dangerous
	Since the search giant Google added the revolutionary Street View function for its web-based mapping tool, numerous users started to raise privacy concerns, sustaining that the new functions show private information about them. The examples that were published on the Internet were very relevant, showing a lot of US residents appearing on the maps. Moreover, some users added that they were able to view detailed photos from their houses on G ... [read more >>]
	13 June 2007, 06:32GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Google Starts Listening to Its Users
	The recently debuted Google Maps feature, Street View, created a major controversy in the Internet world after the mapping utility started showing some private pictures with the US residents. Some of the users accused the Mountain View company of privacy violation while others sustain the search giant cannot be criticized as long as the photos are captured from the street and not from sensitive locations. Obviously, it was just a ... [read more >>]
	11 June 2007, 12:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia