Topic: Google Street View

France fines Google over Street View privacy breech

France fines Google, criticizing Google for a lack of transparency and cooperation with its investigation, which it launched in 2009.

Google Street View, now with penguins

Google Street View has been expanded to include imagery from Brazil, Ireland – and Antarctica.

Germany's love-hate relationship with Google Street View

Thousands of Germans have reportedly requested their homes be removed from Google Street View. Millions more, however, are already avidly using the program.

Five countries challenging Google

Online privacy has become a key civil liberty battleground. Companies such as Face­book and Google are amassing data about users' choices and activities, which busi­nesses – and governments – would like access to.

Across Europe, a backlash against the storage of online users data is growing. In Germany almost 35,000 people, including Justice Minister Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, sued their own government over the issue.

Here are five countries where Google faces privacy, censorship, or other fights.

As Google Street View ramps up in Germany, Korea clamps down

Google today said its Street View program for Germany would launch in November. Ongoing privacy concerns have led South Korean police to raid the Street View offices in Seoul.

What's so bad about the Google Street View data flap?

The revelation that Google Street View cars accidentally recorded personal data from 'open' WiFi networks has Germany and privacy advocates upset.

US, Brazil lead Google's Top 10 censorship list; China off the chart

After government's criticized Google for disclosing too much private information, the company released country-by-country data on the number of government requests for user information and data removal.

Swiss official tells Google to erase street views

Hanspeter Thuer, Switzerland’s federal data protection commissioner, said Google’s pictures were violating Switzerland’s strict privacy laws by failing to obscure people’s identities on the mapping service, which offers detailed street-level images.

Artist finds inspiration in Google Maps

Google tweaks real estate listings on Google Maps

When Google makes a move in the real estate space, everyone watches for clues that might signal the sleeping giant is hungry for a bigger piece of the real estate pie.

Greece to Google: Street's closed

Google doubles Street View coverage

Google goes mobile

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