Google Criticized in Germany Over Street View Plans
This article is for subscribers only.
Google Inc. was criticized by Germany data-privacy officials over plans to give property owners a four-week deadline to stop their buildings from showing up on the company’s Street View mapping service.
Google, owner of the world’s largest search engine, yesterday said it would introduce Street View in the 20 biggest German cities, including Berlin, Bonn and Munich, “by the end of the year.” Property owners in the cities have a month, starting next week, to register to make their buildings unrecognizable using an online tool, Google said.