Articles tagged «google street view»
ICO Mulls Further Action Against Google Over Wi-Fi Data
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The Information Commissioner is considering taking further action against Google over the now infamous Wi-Fi data scandal, even though the ICO closed the case on the matter last year. The scandal, whereby Google's StreetView cars...
Google Hit With FCC $25,000 Fine
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Google's Streetview privacy faux-pas has come back to haunt the search giant today, although admittedly, the fine imposed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is a laughably small sum. A couple of years back, Google was...
AM News: Amazonian Rainforest on Google Street View, Turing £10 Note, iPhone 4 Self Combusts While Charging
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Google Inc decided to go back to its 'roots' on Wednesday, and treat its fans to a trip through the scenic Amazonian rainforest as part of 'World Forest Day'. The Mountain View based company delved even further into its...
Google Street View Offers A Trip Through The Amazon
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Google Inc decided to go back to its 'roots' on Wednesday, and treat its fans to a trip through the scenic Amazonian rainforest as part of 'World Forest Day'. The Mountain View based company delved even further into its...
Google Street View Captures Peeing Frenchman, Gets Sued
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Google has been dragged into court by a Frenchman for allegedly publishing a photo that showed him urinating in his front yard in the company's Street View app. According to the complainant, the image, which was captured by...
AM News: Under Water Google Street View, Bing Search Goes Personal, UK Gov Sets Up £180M Fund to Solve 4G TV Interference
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An underwater version of the popular Google Street View service will start providing Internet users an exclusive photographic tour of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia - whilst it's been reported that a similar experience will...
Google Street View Goes Underwater With Catlin Seaview Survey
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From today an underwater version of the popular Google Street View service will start providing Internet users an exclusive photographic tour of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia - whilst it's been reported that a similar...
Google Blocks First-Person Shooter Game
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Google has blocked a first person shooter game created by modifying its Street View mapping service. The game, "Google Shoot View'", developed by Dutch online marketing firm Pool Online, was created to promote its advertisement...
Google Street View Explores, Digitises Japan Tsunami
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Google has decided to give its users a tour of the power of nature by digitally archiving the northeastern locations of Japan, which were the prime targets of the devastating tsunami and a massive earthquake in the month of March...
AMNews: Samsung Profits Dip, Google Street View Goes Indoors, Google TV Update
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Samsung has reported a dip of 23% in its profit following decrease in demands of flat panels as well as computer chips despite an increase in shipments of smartphones. Google has enhanced its Street View mapping service and took...
Google Has Improved Upon Privacy Policies, Can Do Better Says ICO
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UK’s Information Commissioner's Office has informed that Google has made radical improvements to its privacy policies since the Wi-Fi scandal but there is still room for improvement.In an internal audit of Google’s...
City8 Launches Chinese Alternative to Google Street View
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A Chinese company has unveiled a new Google Street View like service that displays street level images and maps of 41 cities all across the country, a recent blog post revealed.Google conflict with the Chinese government is no...
Judge Won't Dismiss Google StreetView Data Collection Case
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A federal judge in the United States has rejected Google Inc.’s plea to dismiss several cases filed against the company, accusing the company of storing personal data from several countries.San Francisco’s...
MIT Appoints Joichi Ito To Head Media Lab
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has named forty-four-year-old venture capitalist and college drop-out Joichi Ito as the new director of the MIT Media Lab.The lab, which is known for developing and demoing cutting...
Google retires Street View from Germany
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Despite finally reaching an agreement with German authorities over its mobile snooping vehicles, Google has decided to cease its Street View information gathering activities in that country - effective immediately.Although the...
