Village protested against Google Photos

The whole world on the Internet - this is Google's stated goal for his project "Street View". Play will photographed in Germany, and several communities resent the village Molfsee wants its streets can not scan. And the city of Heidelberg necessarily wants, but the Californian company shows no interest.

The cameras with 360-degree images equipped cars should sooner or later the whole world and scan the images on Google Street View be set. In the U.S., this service is already available online. It was already so some half naked, while in a coma or pee noise on the lawn in front scanned. Google assured faces and number plates were concealed.

The problem of Molfsee

The Schleswig-Holstein village Molfsee makes fierce resistance against Steet View. The Molfsee feared the images of the camera cars could be abused by intruders to get familiar with the surroundings to make or to discover weaknesses. That is why the villagers want, if Google comes to them, according to traffic regulations a special permit for the camera-car demand, then of course they will reject. But the joke: Google will not in the 5000-souls community near Kiel - yet. And when they do?

Google Group spokesman Kay Oberbeck no problem: "We do not need permits. The photos are shot from public land. It does not look any more than pedestrians, there passes. "The cameras could not have a hedge spies, pedestrians on the other hand already.

Of the one suffering of the other joys

Reportedly also examine the Hanseatic city of Lübeck and other municipalities from Schleswig-Holstein, whether legal action against Google sense. The Federal Data Protection Commissioner Peter Schaar had after the discovery of photography Action considerable concern. With the Google offering personal life circumstances would still intense lit, criticized Schaar. Geodata should only with the consent of those affected may be used.

Heidelberger, however, are outraged that Google so far no plans, their "world-famous town" with the camera scan and display cars. They do not understand that Mannheim will be captured, but their tourists at home is not so popular.
The reason: Google is currently focused on the displeasure of Heidelberger on large cities and metropolitan areas. The Molfsee are therefore likely to remain spared.