Posts Tagged ‘google’

Google Street View – Please stop whinging

Note: Details in this post may have been changed to protect privacy! I’m no Google fan boy, but the one thing I seem to be always defending is Google Street View. It really is not that big an invasion of privacy compared to CCTV although you have to admire this rather more direct Austrian response [...]

Google being sued over providing free maps

I am not quite sure what to say about this story here: Search titan Google has been hit with a lawsuit in France with one Bottin Cartographes, a company offering multimedia maps, has filed a complaint with the Paris commercial court regarding the Google Maps service. According to Bottin Cartographes, Google is engaged in unfair [...]

StreetView – "…complete privacy doesn’t exist.""

I’ve just be reading the latest on the Google StreetView on bbc news here.  The debate is just getting ridiculous when you see quotes like: “…Google’s “reckless conduct” in driving down a private road and publishing the photos caused “mental suffering” and hurt the value of their home. They are seeking damages of more than [...]

StreetView – "…complete privacy doesn’t exist.""

I’ve just be reading the latest on the Google StreetView on bbc news here.  The debate is just getting ridiculous when you see quotes like: “…Google’s “reckless conduct” in driving down a private road and publishing the photos caused “mental suffering” and hurt the value of their home. They are seeking damages of more than [...]