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Microsoft's Streetside better accepted than Google's Street View

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:12:00 +0200

Microsoft’s Streetside service, which allows users to see virtual views of streets and houses, in a similar way to Google’s Street View is only generating a fraction of the opposition.

Google to hire hundreds in Germany

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:13:00 +0100

Google on Tuesday said it planned to invest heavily in its operations in Germany this year, creating hundreds of new jobs at the US internet giant.

Google Street View goes online

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 10:57:00 +0100

Google Street View, which has sparked a lengthy and heated debate in privacy-conscious Germany, went online overnight.

Digitally desecrating Germany’s landscape

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 11:40:00 +0100

With nearly a quarter of a million Germans opting out of Google’s Street View service, US author and journalist Jeff Jarvis laments the digital bombing of the country’s landscape in a guest commentary.

Village asks to be wiped from Google's map

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:38:00 +0100

A day after a small town became the first in Germany to welcome Google's controversial Street View service with open arms and cake, a tiny northern village responded Wednesday with a resounding Nein.

Google offers German Street View preview

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 12:25:00 +0100

Google presented Germany a foretaste of its controversial Street View navigation programme on Tuesday, featuring six national landmarks, 10 Bundesliga football stadiums and a few streets in the country's southern Allgäu region.

Quarter-million opt out of Google Street View

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 10:32:00 +0200

Some 245,000 buildings were registered for Google Street View’s opt-out scheme in Germany, the company revealed on Thursday, saying the figure did not correspond with the widespread controversy over the online navigation service.

Google Street View opt-out deadline is nigh

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 16:28:00 +0200

Time is almost up for German residents to opt out of having their homes or businesses shown on Google's controversial Street View navigation service. The deadline is midnight on Friday for people living in the 20 cities set to go online later this year.

Masses opting out of Google Street View

Sun, 19 Sep 2010 19:47:00 +0200

Google is facing fierce opposition to its Street View service in Germany with hundreds of thousands opting out, Der Spiegel news weekly reported in its latest issue.

Google boss tries to allay German privacy fears

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:52:00 +0200

Google CEO Eric Schmidt said on Thursday he understood why Germans were uneasy about the company's Street View service for historical reasons, as he began a charm offensive aimed at assuaging their privacy concerns.

Google extends opt-out deadline for Street View

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:45:00 +0200

Responding to a firestorm of protest in Germany over its disputed Street View navigation service, Google said Thursday it would extend a deadline for allowing people to opt out.

German angst alone cannot stop Google

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:40:00 +0200

Google Street View is still harmless, says German consumer protection expert Falk Lüke, but that doesn’t mean the current discussion surrounding it is unnecessary. Instead, we should be focused on creating international rules for online privacy.

Aigner wants longer opt- out limit for Street View

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:40:00 +0200

German Consumer Affairs Minister Ilse Aigner on Tuesday called on Google to improve the options for the country's citizens to opt out from having their homes featured on the internet giant’s online “Street View” program.

Politicians plan Google Street View privacy law

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:43:00 +0200

As a growing number of German politicians said they would forbid Google from showing their homes on the US internet giant's “Street View” service, the government on Thursday announced plans for a law to protect citizens' privacy on the web.

Debate heats up over Google Street View

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:09:00 +0200

Internet giant Google’s plan to introduce its ''Street View'' to Germany has sparked a groundswell of debate about privacy, with one senior conservative politician complaining on Wednesday that the service would help burglars.

Google to launch 'Street View' for 20 cities

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:06:00 +0200

Internet giant Google announced Tuesday it would launch its controversial Street View service in 20 German cities by the end of the year but would give residents the chance to opt out if they were worried about their privacy.

Google 'Street View' hits fresh privacy snag

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:31:00 +0100

Google's "Street View" service faces a new hurdle in Germany, with Consumer Minister Ilse Aigner branding it on Sunday a “million-fold violation of the private sphere” and demanding the internet giant get additional consent from people photographed.

Google Street View to launch despite privacy complaints

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:47:00 +0200

Internet search engine Google plans to launch its controversial Street View feature in Germany soon, but users with objections can register complaints before images of their street are made public, news magazine Focus reported on Monday.

German privacy experts wary of Google photo project

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:45:00 +0200

Cars mounted with roof-top cameras on them have been trolling the streets of Berlin, Munich and Frankfurt, taking pictures for Google’s “Street View” service. But German data protection officials fear it breaches citizens’ privacy.