EU calls for Google to comply with the laws of
The European Union is concerned that Google Street View service may violate European laws to protect privacy. This week, the EU recalled Google, that company must comply with local laws, if it is to start service in Europe, the IDG News Service.
As stated in a press conference inspector EU Data Protection Peter Hastinks, photographing street itself is not a problem, unlike the shooting of any particular sites. According to Hastinksa, the EU sent a serious message to Google and other search companies with a reminder of the need to honour European legislation. Official also noted that while Street View service is only available in the U.S., but when it works, for example, in Canada, he will be different from the American version, as would comply with local laws on privacy.
That is why European authorities are asked Google respectfully refer to the laws and the EU. Peter Hastinks confident that the business search giant central role played by respect for the laws on data protection, and therefore, according to the inspector, Google will not ignore the demands of the EU, because of that will determine success or failure of the service in European countries.
The service allows users Street View mapping service Earth and Google Maps street view images from surveillance cameras outside, virtually walking on cities, read inscriptions on the road posters, etc. But with the advent of Google Earth and Google Maps high-quality images, many users have begun to complain about the fact that could fall into the lenses of hidden cameras. In this regard, in May Google began to test the system designed to protect citizens' right to privacy. New technology, tested on images of streets of Manhattan, has blurred the face of people, making them unrecognizable. The system was developed by researchers in Google during the year and partly based on techniques, which take away the creation of several more years.