Google Banned From the Street (View) In Switzerland
In a blow to voyeurs everywhere, Switzerland’s official data protection agency has ordered search giant Google to disable its Street View service just days after it became available in that nation.
InformationWeek reports:
Hans-Peter Thur, Switzerland’s federal data protection and information commissioner (FDPIC), issued a statement on Friday calling for Google (NSDQ: GOOG) to immediately remove the Street View feature in Google maps because it fails to sufficiently blur faces and license plates.
Hmm. Given that Thur’s statement came just three days after Street View went live in Switzerland, you have to wonder if the ban was fueled by concerns beyond people’s faces and license plates.
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