<s>
Privacy	O
advocates	O
have	O
objected	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
feature	O
,	O
pointing	O
to	O
photographs	O
that	O
show	O
people	O
leaving	O
strip	O
clubs	O
,	O
protesters	O
at	O
an	O
abortion	O
clinic	O
,	O
sunbathers	O
in	O
bikinis	O
,	O
cottagers	O
at	O
public	O
parks	O
,	O
people	O
picking	O
up	O
prostitutes	O
,	O
and	O
people	O
engaging	O
in	O
activities	O
visible	O
from	O
public	O
property	O
which	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
wish	O
to	O
be	O
photographed	O
and	O
have	O
published	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
maintains	O
that	O
the	O
photos	O
were	O
taken	O
from	O
public	O
property	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
this	O
does	O
not	O
take	O
into	O
account	O
that	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
cameras	O
take	O
pictures	O
from	O
an	O
elevated	O
position	O
,	O
enabling	O
them	O
to	O
look	O
over	O
hedges	O
and	O
walls	O
designed	O
to	O
prevent	O
some	O
areas	O
from	O
being	O
open	O
to	O
public	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
launching	O
the	O
service	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
removed	O
photos	O
of	O
domestic	O
violence	O
shelters	O
,	O
and	O
additionally	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
flag	O
inappropriate	O
or	O
sensitive	O
imagery	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
to	O
review	O
and	O
remove	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
changed	O
its	O
policy	O
to	O
make	O
removal	O
more	O
straightforward	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
since	O
removed	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
request	O
removal	O
of	O
an	O
image	O
,	O
replacing	O
it	O
by	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
request	O
blurring	O
of	O
an	O
image	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Street	I-Application
View	I-Application
may	O
not	O
be	O
legal	O
in	O
all	O
jurisdictions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Street	I-Application
View	I-Application
blurs	O
parts	O
of	O
images	O
containing	O
car	O
number	O
plates	O
and	O
human	O
faces	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
protect	O
privacy	O
and	O
anonymity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Argentina	O
,	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
cars	O
started	O
taking	O
pictures	O
four	O
years	O
later	O
than	O
originally	O
planned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
planned	O
to	O
start	O
collecting	O
images	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
in	O
Brazil	O
but	O
they	O
did	O
n't	O
get	O
government	O
permits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
day	O
after	O
Google	B-Application
Street	I-Application
View	I-Application
cars	O
started	O
taking	O
pictures	O
,	O
a	O
lawyer	O
from	O
La	O
Plata	O
tried	O
to	O
stop	O
them	O
in	O
his	O
city	O
but	O
on	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
justice	O
dismissed	O
his	O
complaint	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Canada	O
,	O
like	O
other	O
jurisdictions	O
,	O
has	O
raised	O
the	O
issue	O
of	O
privacy	B-Application
concerns	I-Application
regarding	I-Application
Google	I-Application
Street	I-Application
View	I-Application
,	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
cameras	O
in	O
one	O
Canadian	O
city	O
in	O
March	O
2009	O
gave	O
rise	O
to	O
a	O
different	O
complaint	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
could	O
not	O
have	O
picked	O
a	O
more	O
inauspicious	O
time	O
to	O
do	O
its	O
scanning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Google	B-Application
to	O
record	O
its	O
images	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
at	O
this	O
most	O
visually	O
unappealing	O
time	O
of	O
year	O
is	O
like	O
photographing	O
a	O
beautiful	O
woman	O
who	O
has	O
just	O
awakened	O
from	O
a	O
six-month	O
coma	O
,	O
"	O
he	O
wrote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
Canadian	O
cities	O
began	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
;	O
several	O
,	O
including	O
Saskatoon	O
,	O
were	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
initial	O
roll-out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
delayed	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
of	O
the	O
Baltimore-Washington	O
Metropolitan	O
Area	O
following	O
concern	O
expressed	O
by	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Department	O
of	O
Homeland	O
Security	O
that	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
images	O
taken	O
might	O
be	O
of	O
security-sensitive	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
Department	O
of	O
Defense	O
has	O
banned	O
Google	B-Application
from	O
publishing	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
content	O
of	O
U.S.	O
Military	O
bases	O
and	O
asked	O
Google	B-Application
to	O
remove	O
existing	O
content	O
of	O
bases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
has	O
complied	O
with	O
this	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
cities	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
where	O
all	O
streets	O
are	O
privately	O
owned	O
have	O
asked	O
Google	B-Application
to	O
remove	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
images	O
because	O
their	O
consent	O
was	O
not	O
given	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
that	O
case	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
complied	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aaron	O
and	O
Christine	O
Boring	O
,	O
a	O
Pittsburgh	O
couple	O
,	O
sued	O
Google	B-Application
for	O
invasion	O
of	O
privacy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
made	O
a	O
photo	O
of	O
their	O
home	O
available	O
online	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
claimed	O
that	O
this	O
diminished	O
the	O
value	O
of	O
their	O
house	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
had	O
chosen	O
for	O
its	O
privacy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
While	O
it	O
is	O
easy	O
to	O
imagine	O
that	O
many	O
whose	O
property	O
appears	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
virtual	O
maps	O
resent	O
the	O
privacy	O
implications	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
hard	O
to	O
believe	O
that	O
any	O
–	O
other	O
than	O
the	O
most	O
exquisitely	O
sensitive	O
–	O
would	O
suffer	O
shame	O
or	O
humiliation	O
,	O
"	O
Judge	O
Hay	O
ruled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
the	O
decision	O
was	O
reversed	O
in	O
part	O
and	O
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Magistrate	O
Judge	O
Bissoon	O
ruled	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
is	O
an	O
intentional	O
trespasser	O
and	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
ordered	O
to	O
pay	O
one	O
US	O
dollar	O
to	O
the	O
plaintiffs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2007	O
,	O
a	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
vehicle	O
took	O
a	O
picture	O
of	O
a	O
house	O
on	O
fire	O
in	O
Gibson	O
,	O
Arkansas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
people	O
who	O
lived	O
in	O
the	O
house	O
asked	O
Google	B-Application
to	O
remove	O
this	O
picture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Privacy	O
Information	O
Center	O
(	O
EPIC	O
)	O
filed	O
a	O
complaint	O
with	O
the	O
Federal	O
Trade	O
Commission	O
(	O
FTC	O
)	O
stating	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
admitted	O
downloading	O
of	O
private	O
Wi-Fi	O
data	O
constituted	O
a	O
violation	O
of	O
The	O
US	O
Wiretap	O
Act	O
and	O
The	O
Federal	O
Communications	O
Act	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Documents	O
subsequently	O
obtained	O
by	O
EPIC	O
under	O
Freedom	O
of	O
Information	O
Act	O
(	O
FOIA	O
)	O
indicated	O
,	O
despite	O
a	O
request	O
from	O
Congress	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
FTC	O
did	O
not	O
examine	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
data	O
from	O
private	O
wireless	O
networks	O
before	O
dropping	O
the	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Street	I-Application
View	I-Application
in	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
,	O
the	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
Privacy	O
Commissioner	O
for	O
Personal	O
Data	O
has	O
taken	O
the	O
initiative	O
to	O
inquire	O
into	O
the	B-Application
Google	B-Application
Street	I-Application
View	I-Application
Project	O
,	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
it	O
complies	O
with	O
the	O
provisions	O
of	O
the	O
Personal	O
Data	O
(	O
Privacy	O
)	O
Ordinance	O
in	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
and	O
to	O
consider	O
privacy	O
issues	O
that	O
may	O
arise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
declares	O
that	O
the	O
Project	O
does	O
not	O
intend	O
to	O
compile	O
information	O
about	O
specific	O
individuals	O
whose	O
identities	O
can	O
be	O
ascertained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Faces	O
of	O
passers-by	O
and	O
car	O
licence	O
plates	O
in	O
the	O
photographs	O
will	O
be	O
unidentifiable	O
because	O
blurring	B-Error_Name
technology	I-Error_Name
is	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
also	O
assures	O
the	O
Commissioner	O
that	O
if	O
anyone	O
objects	O
to	O
any	O
image	O
of	O
themselves	O
,	O
their	O
cars	O
,	O
houses	O
or	O
children	O
captured	O
by	O
the	O
cameras	O
,	O
the	O
related	O
image	O
will	O
be	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
commissioner	O
concluded	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
Street	I-Application
View	I-Application
does	O
not	O
breach	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
privacy	O
laws	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
started	O
taking	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
images	O
in	O
Bangalore	O
,	O
India	O
,	O
on	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Google	B-Application
executive	O
promised	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
do	O
their	O
best	O
to	O
avoid	O
security	O
concerns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
on	O
June	O
20	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
was	O
blocked	O
in	O
Bangalore	O
due	O
to	O
security	O
concerns	O
from	O
the	O
police	O
in	O
Bangalore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
officials	O
and	O
leaders	O
from	O
BJP	O
,	O
the	O
ruling	O
party	O
in	O
Karnataka	O
,	O
organized	O
a	O
meeting	O
on	O
July	O
19	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
to	O
continue	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
in	O
Bangalore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Google	I-Application
officials	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
failed	O
to	O
convince	O
the	O
leaders	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
not	O
violate	O
any	O
privacy	O
laws	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
has	O
yet	O
to	O
receive	O
permission	O
to	O
launch	O
its	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
feature	O
in	O
India	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
on	O
27th	O
July	O
2022	O
the	O
government	O
of	O
India	O
allowed	O
street	B-Application
view	I-Application
in	O
some	O
cities	O
of	O
India	O
like	O
Chennai	O
,	O
New	O
Delhi	O
,	O
Mumbai	O
and	O
many	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
country	O
is	O
worried	O
about	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
plans	O
to	O
put	O
Indian	O
cities	O
,	O
tourist	O
spots	O
,	O
hills	O
and	O
rivers	O
in	O
an	O
application	O
in	O
which	O
one	O
can	O
explore	O
through	O
360-degree	O
,	O
panoramic	O
and	O
street	O
level	O
imagery	O
because	O
terrorists	O
are	O
using	O
these	O
maps	O
to	O
plan	O
terrorist	O
attacks	O
in	O
India	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
sources	O
said	O
after	O
a	O
detailed	O
analysis	O
by	O
security	O
agencies	O
and	O
defense	O
forces	O
feel	O
that	O
allowing	O
Google	B-Application
to	O
cover	O
India	O
would	O
compromise	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
security	O
interest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
October	O
2017	O
Google	B-Application
is	O
in	O
talks	O
with	O
the	O
Indian	O
Government	O
to	O
bring	O
back	O
street	B-Application
view	I-Application
services	O
in	O
India	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
India	O
being	O
threatened	O
by	O
terrorist	O
attacks	O
,	O
the	O
Indian	O
Government	O
is	O
not	O
likely	O
to	O
allow	O
Google	B-Application
Street	I-Application
View	I-Application
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
Indian	O
Government	O
has	O
rejected	O
Google	B-Application
Street	I-Application
View	I-Application
due	O
to	O
security	O
concerns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Street	I-Application
View	I-Application
started	O
in	O
August	O
2008	O
and	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
ten	O
Japanese	O
Prefectures	O
in	O
February	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
available	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
areas	O
depicted	O
residential	O
and	O
business	O
areas	O
,	O
and	O
showed	O
the	O
faces	O
of	O
pedestrians	O
,	O
displayed	O
vehicle	O
registration	O
plates	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
–	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
decision	O
to	O
show	O
these	O
has	O
led	O
to	O
disputes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Local	O
governments	O
,	O
lawyers	O
and	O
individuals	O
claimed	O
Google	B-Application
was	O
violating	O
privacy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
3	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Japan	O
representatives	O
attended	O
a	O
meeting	O
about	O
privacy	O
concerns	O
held	O
at	O
a	O
Tokyo	O
Metropolitan	O
Government	O
facility	O
,	O
and	O
agreed	O
that	O
privacy	O
issues	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
adequately	O
considered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
pledged	O
that	O
,	O
before	O
taking	O
photographs	O
for	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
,	O
they	O
would	O
in	O
future	O
notify	O
the	O
provinces	O
 '	O
local	O
government	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Japan	O
admitted	O
that	O
notifications	O
and	O
explanations	O
of	O
this	O
kind	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
countries	O
other	O
than	O
Japan	O
,	O
but	O
had	O
not	O
done	O
so	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
not	O
aware	O
of	O
the	O
potential	O
privacy	O
concerns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
13	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Japan	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
modify	O
their	O
cameras	O
to	O
scan	O
from	O
a	O
lower	O
height	O
of	O
2.05	O
meters	O
above	O
ground	O
level	O
,	O
95	O
centimeters	O
lower	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
height	O
of	O
the	O
camera	O
head	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Internal	O
Affairs	O
and	O
Communications	O
issued	O
an	O
administrative	O
guidance	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
that	O
its	O
collecting	O
activity	O
of	O
Wi-Fi	O
data	O
were	O
against	O
the	O
law	O
of	O
telecommunication	O
which	O
requests	O
secrecy	O
of	O
communication	O
,	O
and	O
requested	O
to	O
delete	O
the	O
recorded	O
data	O
,	O
to	O
take	O
measures	O
of	O
preventing	O
of	O
recording	O
the	O
communication	O
data	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
let	O
it	O
be	O
known	O
publicly	O
in	O
Japanese	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Australia	O
has	O
no	O
laws	O
prohibiting	O
Google	B-Application
Street	I-Application
View	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
in	O
October	O
2010	O
,	O
despite	O
this	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Street	I-Application
View	I-Application
ceased	O
operations	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
following	O
months	O
of	O
investigations	O
from	O
Australian	O
authorities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
on	O
May	O
4	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
they	O
planned	O
to	O
begin	O
production	O
again	O
and	O
on	O
July	O
27	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
imagery	O
for	O
Australian	O
towns	O
and	O
cities	O
was	O
updated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Austria	O
,	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
was	O
banned	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
launch	O
after	O
Wi-Fi	O
data	O
was	O
collected	O
unauthorized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ban	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
lifted	O
but	O
strict	O
regulations	O
were	O
put	O
in	O
place	O
that	O
caused	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
to	O
not	O
be	O
deployed	O
despite	O
available	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Czech	O
Republic	O
,	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
was	O
banned	O
in	O
September	O
2010	O
by	O
the	O
Czech	O
Office	O
for	O
Personal	O
Data	O
Protection	O
after	O
more	O
than	O
half	O
a	O
year	O
of	O
unsuccessful	O
negotiation	O
between	O
the	O
Czech	O
Republic	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
office	O
described	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
program	O
as	O
taking	O
pictures	O
"	O
beyond	O
the	O
extent	O
of	O
the	O
ordinary	O
sight	O
from	O
a	O
street	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
disproportionately	O
invade	O
citizens	O
 '	O
privacy.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
pictures	O
taken	O
before	O
this	O
decision	O
(	O
mostly	O
in	O
2009	O
)	O
may	O
have	O
remained	O
available	O
online	O
;	O
Google	B-Application
obliged	O
to	O
erase	O
every	O
picture	O
from	O
that	O
period	O
should	O
they	O
be	O
disputed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
ban	O
was	O
lifted	O
after	O
Google	B-Application
lowered	O
the	O
cameras	O
by	O
30	O
centimeters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
Danish	O
media	O
lawyer	O
,	O
Oluf	O
Jørgensen	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
practice	O
of	O
photographing	O
people	O
on	O
private	O
property	O
is	O
illegal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Danish	O
data	O
authorities	O
advised	O
people	O
who	O
are	O
photographed	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
to	O
report	O
it	O
to	O
police	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Denmark	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Ireland	O
and	O
Austria	O
,	O
requested	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
delete	O
the	O
WiFi	O
data	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
collected	O
unauthorized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
complied	O
with	O
all	O
three	O
requests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2010	O
demand	O
from	O
the	O
European	O
Union	O
would	O
require	O
Google	B-Application
to	O
warn	O
local	O
residents	O
before	O
sending	O
out	O
the	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
required	O
Google	B-Application
to	O
keep	O
the	O
unblurred	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
photos	O
no	O
longer	O
than	O
6	O
months	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
turn	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
considering	O
canceling	O
Google	B-Application
Street	I-Application
View	I-Application
service	O
in	O
the	O
European	O
Union	O
due	O
to	O
unmanageable	O
requests	O
of	O
the	O
European	O
Commission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
was	O
instructed	O
to	O
give	O
advance	O
notice	O
online	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
local	O
press	O
before	O
photographing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
April	O
2009	O
interview	O
for	O
the	O
German	O
magazine	O
Focus	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Global	O
Privacy	O
Counsel	O
Peter	O
Fleischer	O
remarked	O
that	O
"	O
public	O
opposition	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Street	I-Application
View	I-Application
in	O
Germany	O
,	O
though	O
not	O
hysterical	O
,	O
had	O
been	O
tougher	O
than	O
in	O
any	O
other	O
country.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
October	O
2010	O
,	O
244,237	O
German	O
households	O
have	O
opted	O
out	O
from	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
complied	O
by	O
blurring	O
the	O
facades	O
on	O
the	O
corresponding	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
images	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2013	O
Google	B-Application
was	O
fined	O
€	O
145,000	O
for	O
illegally	O
recording	O
information	O
from	O
unsecured	O
wireless	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
had	O
been	O
stopped	O
from	O
gathering	O
images	O
in	O
Greek	O
cities	O
for	O
its	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
service	O
until	O
it	O
provided	O
further	O
guarantees	O
about	O
privacy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2012	O
the	O
Lithuanian	O
State	O
Data	O
Protection	O
Inspectorate	O
(	O
SDPI	O
)	O
refused	O
permission	O
for	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
project	O
to	O
operate	O
in	O
Lithuania	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
was	O
changed	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
later	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
take	O
photos	O
of	O
streets	O
in	O
Lithuania	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2009	O
the	O
Polish	O
GIODO	O
(	O
–	O
Chief	O
Inspectorate	O
for	O
the	O
Protection	O
of	O
Personal	O
Data	O
)	O
expressed	O
doubts	O
about	O
Google	B-Application
Street	I-Application
View	I-Application
and	O
its	O
privacy	O
,	O
mostly	O
concerned	O
about	O
the	O
same	O
issues	O
as	O
in	O
other	O
EU	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
from	O
2010	O
onwards	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
cars	O
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
Polish	O
streets	O
with	O
the	O
consent	O
of	O
state	O
authorities	O
and	O
in	O
consultation	O
with	O
the	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Sport	O
and	O
Tourism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
GIODO	O
began	O
monitoring	O
service	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
and	O
published	O
the	O
report	O
which	O
included	O
non-binding	O
demand	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
should	O
clearly	O
communicate	O
and	O
warn	O
when	O
it	O
's	O
going	O
to	O
take	O
pictures	O
in	O
a	O
certain	O
area	O
at	O
a	O
certain	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2009	O
,	O
Switzerland	B-Protocol
's	O
Federal	O
Data	O
Protection	O
and	O
Information	O
Commissioner	O
Hanspeter	O
Thür	O
announced	O
that	O
his	O
agency	O
would	O
be	O
suing	O
Google	B-Application
because	O
in	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
"	O
numerous	O
faces	O
and	O
vehicle	O
number	O
plates	O
are	O
not	O
made	O
sufficiently	O
unrecognizable	O
from	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
view	O
of	O
data	O
protection	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
after	O
the	O
launch	O
human	O
rights	O
watchdog	O
Privacy	O
International	O
sent	O
a	O
formal	O
complaint	O
about	O
the	O
service	O
to	O
the	O
UK	O
Information	O
Commissioner	O
's	O
Office	O
(	O
ICO	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
cited	O
more	O
than	O
200	O
reports	O
from	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
public	O
who	O
were	O
identifiable	O
on	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
images	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Privacy	O
International	O
director	O
Simon	O
Davies	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
organization	O
had	O
filed	O
the	O
complaint	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
clear	O
embarrassment	O
and	O
damage	O
"	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
had	O
caused	O
to	O
many	O
Britons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
that	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
fell	O
short	O
of	O
the	O
assurances	O
given	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
to	O
the	O
ICO	O
in	O
July	O
2008	O
that	O
had	O
enabled	O
its	O
launch	O
,	O
namely	O
that	O
privacy	O
would	O
be	O
protected	O
by	O
blurring	O
faces	O
and	O
vehicle	O
licence	O
plates	O
,	O
and	O
asked	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
switched	O
off	O
"	O
while	O
an	O
investigation	O
was	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
the	O
few	O
cases	O
where	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
face	O
blurring	O
system	O
had	O
failed	O
meant	O
the	O
data	O
used	O
by	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
would	O
fall	O
under	O
UK	O
Data	O
Protection	O
legislation	O
,	O
which	O
requires	O
that	O
subjects	O
give	O
permission	O
for	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
information	O
concerning	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Davies	O
subsequently	O
sent	O
an	O
open	O
letter	O
to	O
then-Google	O
chief	O
executive	O
Eric	O
Schmidt	O
,	O
accusing	O
the	O
company	O
of	O
briefing	O
journalists	O
against	O
him	O
,	O
claiming	O
Davies	O
was	O
biased	O
in	O
favour	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
has	O
pointed	O
to	O
connections	O
between	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
data	O
protection	O
consultancy	O
80/20	O
Thinking	O
,	O
run	O
by	O
Davies	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
said	O
that	O
Davies	O
 '	O
connections	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
should	O
be	O
made	O
clear	O
in	O
public	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
credibility	O
of	O
his	O
criticisms	O
is	O
undermined	O
by	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
he	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
consultant	O
to	O
companies	O
who	O
are	O
direct	O
rivals	O
and	O
critics	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
a	O
fact	O
Davies	O
rarely	O
discloses	O
in	O
press	O
releases	O
or	O
comments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
Information	O
Commissioner	O
ruled	O
that	O
although	O
Google	B-Application
Street	I-Application
View	I-Application
carries	O
a	O
small	O
risk	O
of	O
privacy	O
invasion	O
it	O
should	O
not	O
be	O
stopped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
ruled	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
Street	I-Application
View	I-Application
does	O
not	O
contravene	O
the	O
Data	O
Protection	O
Act	O
,	O
as	O
an	O
image	O
of	O
a	O
house	O
held	O
on	O
Street	B-Application
View	I-Application
is	O
not	O
a	O
data	O
protection	O
matter	O
,	O
as	O
data	O
protection	O
is	O
about	O
people	O
's	O
personal	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2010	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
was	O
forced	O
to	O
remove	O
images	O
of	O
military	O
,	O
security	O
and	O
intelligence	O
installations	O
admitting	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
ignored	O
signs	O
warning	O
that	O
photographing	O
the	O
sites	O
breached	O
the	O
Official	O
Secrets	O
Act	O
with	O
fears	O
that	O
the	O
published	O
photographs	O
could	O
be	O
useful	O
to	O
terrorists	O
.	O
</s>
