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Swiss privacy commissioner miffed, taking Google to court

Submitted by MacRonin on November 13, 2009 - 5:35pm
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Swiss privacy commissioner miffed, taking Google to court: Via Law & Disorder Section - Ars Technica.

Loved by many, Google's Street View feature remains controversial among users and consumer groups who are concerned about privacy. The latest uproar comes from Switzerland's Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC), which claims Google hasn't taken sufficient measures to protect citizens' privacy and is now threatening to take the company to federal court.

The Swiss Privacy Commissioner, Hanspeter Thür, has been on Google's back over Street View since August of this year (when the feature began to be implemented there). At that time, he demanded that Google withdraw Street View in Switzerland, and said that it would only be allowed if certain "negotiated conditions" were met. Meanwhile, Thür's office offered instructions for citizens on how to get their faces blurred if they show up in a snapshot.

Read Original Article:(Via Law & Disorder Section - Ars Technica.)

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