In Germany, Google Will Erase Street View Data on Request

Courtesy Mashable!  Thu, 06/18/2009 - 05:49

Google Maps logoYou might be wondering what’s new here; after all, Google has been blurring street view imagery containing potentially sensitive data like faces and license plates, on request, for quite a while now .

However, in Germany, there will be a crucial difference, because over there Google has agreed to completely erase such data internally.

AP writes :

Google had agreed to erase the raw footage of faces, house numbers, license plates and individuals in...


 

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