Geo436 BERLIN: The German government said on Wednesday it will scrutinize Google”s promise to respect privacy requests by letting people opt out of its “Street View” mapping system and that it would be ready to intervene if necessary. In a country wary of surveillance due to the Nazis” Gestapo and East Germany”s Stasi secret police, the response to Street View has been overwhelmingly negative even though Germans got assurances they can have images of their homes kept out. Google”s announcement on Tuesday that it would allow Germans to stay out of Street View failed to allay fears that privacy would be compromised by the navigation system
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
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