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Switzerland takes Google to court over StreetView

November 15, 2009

We told you a few months ago that Switzerland wasn’t pleased with the new StreetView imagery in their country. Now they’re going to sue Google in an attempt to get the imagery removed. Google intends to fight the case.
The first step will be interesting — Google may be required to remove the imagery from Switzerland [...]

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Swiss want StreetView Disabled

August 23, 2009

It’s only been up for a few days, but the Switzerland Data Protection office is asking Google to remove the StreetView imagery they’ve shot in the country. Their primary concern seems to be that “many faces and vehicle number plates had not been covered up or were insufficiently blurred”. If memory serves, that’s not even [...]

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New StreetView and 3D cities released

August 17, 2009

It’s been a busy day for Google. Earlier in the day they unveiled Helsinki, Finland in 3D, and the coverage is quite comprehensive. Google Earth Blog has the details.
Also, as pointed out by Google Maps Mania, StreetView imagery has been released for a few countries. This update includes a few major cities in Portugal (Porto [...]

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