Anthony Klan at The Australian writes:
Google Australia is expected within months to launch an application that will publish highly detailed, street-level photos of much of Australia, in a move that has drawn strong criticism from privacy advocates.
Google"s picture-snapping cars have been cruising Australia"s suburbs since late last year, with pictures of thousands of homes expected to be uploaded to the internet with Street View"s launch.
While Google has defended the project, the internet company baulked when The Weekend Australian requested the personal details and addresses of the group"s key figures to allow the paper"s phot ...
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