Google would like to bring Street View maps to the UK, according to an enthusiastic spokesperson at the company, but their keenness has been overshadowed by privacy concerns.
The service, which is already live in a number of US cities, has been criticised because it sometimes showed identifiable people in compromising situations. Google has said that it will check very carefully the laws and cultural norms of the UK before introducing the service, and employ face blurring and removal of sensitive images before putting them online.
"Our users have been asking for the service ever since we launched in the US and we're very excited about bringing it to Europe," said Google's rep.
(Via PC Pro)
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