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Google Street View Could Be Unlawful In Europe?

posted by Satri on Thursday June 14, @10:57AM   Printer-friendly   Email story  Permalink  Trackback URI  Slashdotthis  Diggthis  Del.icio.us
from the don't-tell-me-you're-surprised dept.
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Slashdot discuss a story named Google StreetView could be unlawful in Europe. Their summary: "European data protection laws restrict the commercial use of photographs where individuals are identifiable. The law sets extra requirements for so-called sensitive personal data: it demands explicit consent, not just notification: 'If Google's multi-lens camera cars come to Europe and inadvertently find themselves taking pictures of persons leaving a church or sexual health clinic, they may just need to pull over and start picking up signatures."" See this previous story comments on privacy.

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