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However, Johannes Caspar, who heads the Hamburg office for data protection, was surprised and unhappy with the way Google is going about this launch.
In a statement, Caspar expressed concern that Google is providing German citizens with such a narrow window of time to ask that their homes be shielded from Street View online.
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Related:
'German foreign minister joins criticism of Google's mapping program'
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5910738,00.html
<< Germany's doubts about Google's mapping service "Street View" have found a prominent voice in the current Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle.
Last week it was announced that despite privacy concerns, Street View would be available for Germany's 20 largest cities by the end of the year. However, in a unique measure tailor-made for Germany, people can opt to have their house or property made unrecognisable. >> |
"52 percent oppose Street View"
I bet the half of this 52% doesn't know what Street View is, the other half doesn't know there are already Google Street View's competitors services available. |
