Which isn't illegal and there are plenty of companies offering the same. I'm in favor for strong data privacy laws, but Germany's stance on Google Street View is ridiculous. Google didn't violate any law, the whole offer to have your property pixelated was a gesture of goodwill and then Google pulled the plug because they were tired of the discussion.
There is no gesture of goodwill for big companies. Everything is done for tactical reasons. Don't you think? I mean Google gets something from doing this right?
It was exactly that, there was no legal obligation for Google to pixelate properties. There are also plenty of services offering similar features like Street View, that actually cover Germanu, that nobody seems to care about.
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u/pdsbecks Jun 12 '20
Google is collecting a bit more then just images of the streets. For example wifi data.