Google Street View Infringes on Privacy, Say Swiss

Will U.S. attorneys general use the Swiss ruling as a template for their own machinations versus the company?

October 18, 2010

Monday, October 18, 2010 12:01 AM/EST

Google Street View Sets Stage for Matrix-like Online Gaming

Google could use its Street View imagery as the backdrop for the company's online gaming strategy if it chose to pursue this avenue. Google has no plans to do this, but perhaps it should as it seeks to tackle Facebook.

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November 14, 2009

Saturday, November 14, 2009 4:13 PM/EST

Switzerland Drops Legal Hammer on Google Street View

Switzerland is suing Google over its Street View feature in Google Maps, which provides 360° horizontal and 290° vertical panoramic street-level views of 100-plus cities all over the world.

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October 17, 2009

Saturday, October 17, 2009 7:04 AM/EST

Google Now Crowdsourcing Street View with a Trike

Google is letting users suggest parks, college campuses, malls, zoos, landmarks and other points of interest that aren't accessible via the Google Street View car. For me, the it factor is not the trike approach, but the fact that Google is again appealing to users to help it augment its mapping application.

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August 28, 2009

Friday, August 28, 2009 9:34 AM/EST

Google Street View Now Uses a 3-D Marker to Point Out Businesses

Google has also given its great Street View application a lift by making it easier for smartphone users to find local businesses. This is the future of search for local businesses and it is very empowering. If Google keeps these Google Maps upgrades up, it won't be long before people are eschewing Yahoo or Microsoft local business searches from their mobile phones.

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