Street View controversy not yet concluded

You are here: News > News > Street View controversy not yet concluded

» IT Security NEWS

» 22 March 2010

Controversy is not yet finished as Google faces another issue about their latest service, Google Street View. This problem occurred two weeks after the release of this most recent technology of the Google Map and Google Earth.

Google Street View is more advanced compared to the traditional Google Maps, which provides only the top view of places. On the other hand, the new technology from Google shares a real-time view with the use of photos of different locations taken by cameras installed in the cars owned by Google. And, as of the latest update, Street View has about 300,000 or more kilometers added into its collection.

An innovation viewed as hazardous

But then, Google was flooded with countless of complaints because of the photo that was captured by the car-top camera. The picture presented an image of the young murder victim, Ashleigh Hall, in front her house a couple of weeks prior to the tragic event.

The family found this incident as a case of invasion of an individual’s privacy. The teenager’s face was distorted and the person was no longer recognizable on the photograph. This was done based on the standards of Google about privacy. However, the picture still brought out more clamor on the web giant’s part.

Although the photograph was already removed from the collection of Google Street View, the issue remains lingering within the online community as a negative episode for Google.

Service that endangers secrecy

Google also faced condemnation because of another photo, which should have not been put into public. The picture displayed the location of the SAS headquarters. This place should remain hidden from the public eye for the purpose of keeping it secured.

Paul Keetch, the MP in that specific headquarters, saw that Google was negligent regarding the issue of confidentiality and safety. In addition to this, he also labeled the web company as a group, which might have been lending a hand to terrorists. But then, Google came up with the decision of letting the photos remain as is on the Google Street View.

Confidentiality remained unharmed

According to a statement released by Google, they capture photos only of the public roads. This is just the same as what people will actually see when they cross a street. Thus, the web giant believes that there is actually no issue when it comes to an individual’s safety.

For more information about us and our services, surf through: SecPoint Products, SecPoint Awards, and SecPoint News.

Click Here For Web Shop

Reviews of SecPoint.com