Swiss privacy watchdog to sue Google Street View

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GENEVA -- Google Inc.'s unstoppable drive to map and photograph the world has run into an immovable object - Switzerland's strict tradition of personal privacy. The country's... More »
Belleville News Democrat - Nov. 14, 2009
Swiss Say Google’s Street View Is Too Revealing
Swiss government has concerns, like those in Britain, Germany and Greece, over the privacy of people seen in the images available online. More »
New York Times - Nov. 13, 2009
Swiss contend Google doesn't blur Street View enough
Switzerland's data protection authority said Friday it will sue Google for allegedly failing to obscure faces, license plates and other sensitive images from its Street View... More »
Industry Standard - Nov. 14, 2009
Swiss privacy czar sues Google
U.S. Internet giant Google hasn't done enough to safeguard the privacy of those who appear in its Street View mapping system, a Swiss official says. Switzerland's federal... More »
UPI - Nov. 14, 2009
Google's Street View service taken to court by...
Switzerland’s privacy watchdog is preparing to battle the internet giant over its Street View service, which shows panoramic street-level pictures of 100 cities globally,... More »
Telegraph - Nov. 14, 2009
Google Maps' Street View under Swiss scrutiny
Internet search giant Google is facing court action in Switzerland because it isn’t meeting the country’s demands for tighter privacy protection with its Google Maps' Street... More »
Los Angeles Times - Nov. 13, 2009
Swiss privacy watchdog takes Google to court
Switzerland's data protection minister is seeking legal action against Google over its Street View mapping service Hanspeter Thuer, Switzerland's federal data protection and... More »
Telegraph - Nov. 14, 2009
Google falls foul of Swiss privacy watchdog
Google's Street View service, which allows web surfers close up views of streets and gardens, has run into trouble with Switzerland's strict privacy laws. The Federal Data... More »
Brantford Expositor - Nov. 14, 2009
Google's Swiss Street View Battle Highlights Privacy...
Google is being sued in Switzerland over privacy concerns. The Street View issues illustrate the larger problem Google faces balancing information and privacy. Tony Bradley... More »
PC World - Nov. 14, 2009
Sweden tackles Google over Street View privacy
Google's unstoppable drive to map and photograph the world has run into an immovable object - Switzerland's strict tradition of personal privacy. The country's privacy... More »
Belfast Telegraph - Nov. 13, 2009
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