In an interview with German Spiegel Online, Head of Google Northern Europe Philipp Schindler was questioned on the privacy implications of the new Google Street View (which shows detailed city imagery, including persons as part of Google Maps). He explained (my translation & emphasis):
The Street View feature includes only those photos taken from public grounds. The imagery is not different from anything each of us can photograph themselves -- the kinds of things you"d see when you walk the streets.
Added to that, we spoke to a variety of US organizations to get a feeling if there"s potential concerns, and if so, which these are. In the cases ...
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