It’s like déjà vu all over again for Google with privacy concerns related to its Street View Maps. The European Union, which earlier this week revealed that it is investigating antitrust accusations against Google, has asked Google to make some changes to the way it gathers and retains data for Street View Maps.
Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Greece have all expressed concern with Street View. Google has responded to those concerns by agreeing to blur out people’s faces, license plate numbers, and other personally identifiable details, as well as lowering the height of the Street View camera to ensure it doesn’t become a digital “peeping Tom”, capturing photos of people in intimate or compromising settings in their own homes.
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