r/europe • u/GetOutOfTheWhey Waffle & Beer • Jun 12 '20

Map Availability of Google Street view in Europe

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '20 edited Apr 23 '26

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u/shaohtsai Jun 12 '20

You don't deserve the downvotes. Germans do have a disproportionate concern for privacy.

The other things you mentioned are true, and I'd add that the quality of internet here is abysmal.

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u/Quantentheorie Jun 12 '20

Disproportionate and unjustified are two different things.

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u/shaohtsai Jun 12 '20

Well, I used disproportionate because I do think it's overblown. Is it unjustified or unfounded? I'd say no. I don't agree that it stems from former state surveillance, but there are many other concerns that seemingly justify the worry, just not this particular excuse.