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Google is facing issues with its Street View service yet again. It seems that every time the service opens up in another country the same discussion pops up with officials worried about privacy. It happened in Germany, it happened in Greece, in Japan and the UK, and so on. Now, Switzerland is saying its piece, with t... |
13 November 2009
11:26 GMT |
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Google Street View has been expanding to more and more countries and locations, but it has just now finally finished with the US having included the final state, Hawaii. Fittingly, the 50th US state became the 50th to be featured in the service. And to mark the occasion, Google has also launched an online gallery wit... |
10 November 2009
07:06 GMT |
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Google Street View is yet to launch in many countries and in the ones that it is available it has seen its fair share of criticism. In the US though people have a slightly different view on what privacy means than in Europe or Japan so the service has been a lot more welcomed. So much so that Google is running out of... |
17 October 2009
05:17 GMT |
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With all of the controversy and issues surrounding Google's Street View program you'd think that everyone was terrified or at least worried about the privacy problems that have popped up. But some aren't only OK with the service, they actually want Google to take photos of their private properties whic... |
28 September 2009
06:15 GMT |
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With Google expanding to fill every online need, it is bound to encounter some problems, especially with services that are potentially more sensitive such as Street View. The product has been met with resistance in some countries and Google has had to make changes to adapt to the particular needs. In Japan, it has ha... |
7 September 2009
03:07 GMT |
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Google has recently improved its Google Maps service with a more advanced and powerful “Street View” extension for local business listings. People searching for a service or business with Google Maps now have the option “Street View” that enables them to look up a company in real 3D imagery.Af... |
28 August 2009
02:52 GMT |
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Google is no stranger to controversy lately, with the pending DOJ investigation of the Google Books deal but also with the endless string of officials and regular people taking issue with Street View, the company's effort to provide photographs offering a 3D perspective of major cities in a number of countries a... |
25 August 2009
03:04 GMT |
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Google wanted users to get different perspectives on the photos it delivers with Street View so it started adding images from other sources besides the ones it gathers for the service. It introduced user photos along with the Google ones in Street View earlier this year, although those only came from Panoramio, Googl... |
15 August 2009
03:37 GMT |
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Street View is a great product but many times its usefulness has been overshadowed by the controversy surrounding it. It has been met with reluctance, sometimes even heavy criticism, in many of the countries it has been deployed but a new site Google has set up aims to educate the public and present some of the benef... |
5 August 2009
08:47 GMT |
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Google launched Street View in the UK in March this year and, like in many places around the world, it has seen its fair share of controversy and opposition there too. So in order to get the public on its side Google Street View UK has added a few popular sites, some real, some less so. While everyone has heard of St... |
17 July 2009
10:15 GMT |
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Google has been facing some problems in Germany ahead of launching its Street View service in the country. Last month, German data protection officials urged Google to change some of its practices to better comply with the country's privacy laws, and now Johannes Caspar, head of the Hamburg data protection agenc... |
18 June 2009
08:50 GMT |
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Last month Google's Street View once again came under scrutiny, this time in Germany. While at the time it looked like the two parties, the search giant and the German data protection officials, were on their way to an agreement, it seems like their dispute hasn't been resolved yet, because they haven'... |
6 June 2009
05:02 GMT |
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Google Street View is a great tool but some found the way you navigate from one picture to the next rather confusing or at least annoying. As a result, the search giant decided to address this issue and, as such, it launched the “pancake” feature, which allows users to just double click on the place or ob... |
5 June 2009
03:23 GMT |
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Google suffered yet another blow to its Street View program, when numerous complaints coming from all over Japan have forced authorities to ask the company to re-shoot all of its pictures in the country. Most of the people who had something to say about the pictures argued that they were too revealing, and that the c... |
14 May 2009
10:38 GMT |
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A lot of people in the United Kingdom have filed a petition with the Information Commissioner (ICO) against Google's successful new service, Street View. They say that it infringes on their privacy, and that some images reveal information that is too sensitive to be in the public domain. Despite the fact that th... |
24 March 2009
11:06 GMT |
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Surprisingly, Apple did not only have a new version of iTunes on offer last night, but a new version of the iPhone OS as well. The much-anticipated 2.2 firmware is now available through iTunes, for both iPhone and iPod touch users worldwide. First off, iPhone and iPod touch users should note that iTunes 8 is require... |
21 November 2008
03:13 GMT |
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Google's Street View is being accused, once again, of having infringed privacy rights. Betty Webba, a resident of Sonoma, Humboldt County, US, told PressDemocrat that one of the cars carrying a camera meant to shoot the imagery necessary for the development of the Street View network trespassed on her property. ... |
25 August 2008
08:23 GMT |
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Paris was the first European location chosen by Google to be part of the Street View project and Tour de France was a great opportunity for a July launch of the new online service coming from the search giant. However, now Street View is going to Australia and Japan, despite the fact that nothing happening there at t... |
5 August 2008
05:30 GMT |
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Although Google has always said that people's privacy is one of the main reasons for concern for the company, Google Street View somehow comes to contradict that statement. Aaron and Christine Boring, a couple from Pennsylvania, filed a lawsuit against the search giant because their house appeared, without their... |
1 August 2008
11:50 GMT |
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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... |
7 July 2008
08:07 GMT |
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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... |
27 May 2008
08:16 GMT |
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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�... |
15 May 2008
09:37 GMT |
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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 th... |
13 May 2008
02:46 GMT |
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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 s... |
12 May 2008
08:06 GMT |
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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 consu... |
30 April 2008
03:05 GMT |
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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 dyn... |
21 April 2008
05:49 GMT |
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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 i... |
18 April 2008
09:30 GMT |
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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 ... |
17 April 2008
04:03 GMT |
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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... |
17 April 2008
03:34 GMT |
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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 implemented into Google Maps and that allows users to view st... |
16 April 2008
03:20 GMT |
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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... |
14 April 2008
02:39 GMT |
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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 ro... |
7 April 2008
08:25 GMT |
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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 pa... |
7 April 2008
02:53 GMT |
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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�... |
31 March 2008
16:06 GMT |
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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 ... |
28 March 2008
03:16 GMT |
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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... |
20 February 2008
14:31 GMT |
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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 ge... |
13 February 2008
04:29 GMT |
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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 th... |
10 January 2008
13:06 GMT |
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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... |
30 October 2007
10:31 GMT |
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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 w... |
15 October 2007
08:32 GMT |
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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 ... |
10 October 2007
02:44 GMT |
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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 tech... |
2 October 2007
08:27 GMT |
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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 st... |
1 October 2007
05:58 GMT |
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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 nati... |
25 September 2007
05:39 GMT |
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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 yourse... |
25 September 2007
04:18 GMT |
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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 t... |
13 September 2007
05:44 GMT |
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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 angl... |
4 September 2007
02:50 GMT |
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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 receive... |
21 August 2007
10:22 GMT |
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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 update... |
9 August 2007
04:05 GMT |
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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... |
20 June 2007
04:22 GMT |
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