Google Street View Faces German Skepticism
August 17, 2010
Google has caught Germany by surprise with its sudden and quiet announcement to carry on with its controversial Street View service in 20 German cities. As reported in “Google Itself Is Responsible for the Massive Skepticism”, more shocking for the Germans including many of the politicians who are away on vacation, is the limited one month period given by the company to request for their homes to be blurred out from the images provided by the service.
Google has drawn skepticism by this move, which is seen by many as a deliberate attempt to reduce the number of objections to be registered against Street View. However, the public and commentators on the editorial pages are divided over the issue of digital mapping of Germany. Some call Google as setting its own rules, and a non-cooperator, compromising only under public pressure, while some hail Street View as the map of the future, and do not want to be left out!
Leena Singh, August 17, 2010
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I think the skepticism is purely a cultural issue. Even Canadians let Google Street View take their picture!