Content Moderation Case Study: Google 'Removes' German Residences From Street View By Request (2010)

Content Moderation Case Study: Google 'Removes' German Residences From Street View By Request (2010)

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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210217/15054846264/content-moderation-case-study-google-removes-german-residences-street-view-request-2010.shtml

Summary: Google's Street View is a powerful mapping tool that allows users to visit places they'll possibly never be able to visit and allows local users to see homes and businesses they're trying to locate.

But Google's Street View hasn't been warmly welcomed everywhere. In Germany -- a country with a long history of pervasive surveillance by government agencies -- Google’s mapping project hit a roadblock. In an effort to comply with German privacy laws, Google worked with data protection authorities to ensure all requirements were met before its cars and cameras hit the road.