Celebrating the 50th country on Street View – Google Lat LongYou can now explore Hungary and Lesotho, plus updated images of 350,000 miles of roads in 14 countries. Microsoft Debuts New Commercials on Privacy, With Google in the Crosshairs...
Whitten ascended to the position of privacy director in the wake of the furore created by revelations that it had been collecting private Wi-Fi data via Google's Street View cars. Google representatives said the collection came when a piece of code...
The firm is currently embroiled in numerous cases relating to its Street View service after it was found to have gather public Wi-Fi information, and has also failed to delete the data it promised to destroy.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has accused Google of knowingly collecting households' Wi-Fi data, a practice the search giant has long argued happened by mistake during the design of its Street View service.
Schmidt's Solution to Street View Privacy Concerns? The fallout from Google's Street View Wi-Fi data grab continues. Department of Justice (DOJ) to further investigate Google's Street View service, specifically whether Google violated the Wiretap...
Schmidt's Solution to Street View Privacy Concerns? Google escaped penalties associated with the Federal Communications Commission’s electronic eavesdropping law in the agency’s investigation of private user data collection through Street View...
Google Street Roo View To provide panoramic pictures of the Australian outback, Google has announced Google Street Roo. We’re all holding our breath to find out whether any kangaroos will file privacy complaints with the Australian government.
Google was previously investigated over the collection of Wi-Fi data from private accounts by its Street View cars. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has confirmed it is in discussion with Google to ensure the search giant is complying...
Additionally, Google has been upbraided in the European Union, where its search share is even higher, for alleged privacy oversteps including via its Street View mapping technology. Google is reluctant to provide a feed of its users' search data to...
Google Street View in India Faces Challenges - PCWorldGoogle began collecting images yesterday, and is hoping to avoid government run-ins and privacy concerns by coordinating with local police and government agencies.
Google's Street View mapping service infringes privacy, a Switzerland's Federal Administrative Court has ruled. Swiss Court Orders Google to Manually Blur Street View Images by Danny Goodwin A group of 12 "mid-ranking" officials from North Korea...
France Fines Google for Street View WiFi Data Grab by Danny Goodwin Google Street View: pranksters dressed in scuba gear with pitchforks - The Telegraph Germany Rules Google Street View Legal - ReadWriteWeb
A Street View showcase - Google LatLong Blog EU Tells Google and Facebook, Comply with Data Privacy Rules. European Union justice chief Viviane Reding, says sites like Google and Facebook must abide by data privacy rules or else they will face...
An EU investigation, the fight to acquire ITA software, Street View, allegations of bias, the never-ending Viacom situation, China, lawsuits, and mounting criticism of their baby: organic results. Also, it's well-known that most people don't really...
TripAdvisor Says Google Won't Stop Using Its Content - The Wall Street Journal Google, Spain Clash in Court over Privacy by Danny Goodwin EU's Push on Internet Cookies Fizzles Out - The Wall Street Journal
Google was increasingly being viewed as immobile, their attempts at social failed, Facebook became the "cool" company, governments started sniffing around, antitrust suits poured in or were threatened, and Street View became a public relations...
While I think there are benefits to Street View, Michael Gray (Graywolf) wrote a good post about the many possible privacy issues around this. Google Street View -- Creepy Google Fun Eric Schmidt quote: "Street View, we drive exactly once.
AG to Google: Hand Over Street View Data by Danny Goodwin After being stonewalled by Google, Connecticut's Attorney General and Senator-Elect Richard Blumenthal is now taking legal action to force Google to reveal the data the company's Street View...
Google Street View has debuted in Oberstaufen, Germany -- blurs and all. Google Street View Live & Slightly Blurry in Germany By Danny Goodwin Where Google is failing on data collection, privacy, SEO, spam, and more.
When images of Oberstaufen, Germany, went live on Google Maps Street View this week, iPad and iPhone users saw more than they were supposed to. If this is not done, we think Google can't go online with Street View.
