Greece blocks Google Street View
Google’s controversial mapping service, Street View, which stitches together photos of public roads for online viewing, has been blocked by the Greek authorities pending further consultation.
The data protection agency, based in Athens, has prohibited Google’s camera cars from taking to the nation’s streets. It called on Google to provide “additional information” and guarantees that the service did not invade personal privacy.
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Google Street View banned from Greece
Greek authorities ban Google Street View camera cars over fears of becoming a ‘Big Brother’ society
Highlighting a growing fear among Greeks of the threat posed by “creeping” new technologies, Athens’s data protection agency has prohibited vehicles manned by Google’s Street View drivers from the country.
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