Googleis
countering European privacy laws over its forthcoming
Street Viewservice by blurring the faces of
people caught by its cameras, reportsthe Guardian.
Street View is expected to launch in Europe later this year, and
adds street-level pictures to the search engine's existing Google
Maps service.
Street View launched in the US a year ago, with a fleet of
Google recording vans trawling the streets of more than 20 US
cities to capture pavement views.
The Street View service for New York's busy Manhattan has just
been launched and includes blurred pedestrians' faces, to address
the concerns of privacy campaigners, reports the Guardian.
Similar Google recording vans have already been spotted in
Paris, and London is expected to be visited by them soon.
A Google spokesman told the newspaper, "We will not launch in
Europe until we are comfortable Street View complies with local
law.
"We will use technology like face-blurring and image-removal
tools so that Street View remains useful and in keeping with local
norms."
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