Google Face “Street Block View”
Google plans to introduce a tool cards in Britain may, after Commissioner information.
Street hit show photos to maps, including passers-by were captured when the picture was taken.
Privacy Rights Group International UK, Cree technology, which splits data protection rules.
“From our point of view, a person must consent if they are the face of a person for commercial purposes”, said Simon Davies from the group.
See the street was already in the United States and includes photos of streets in major cities across America. Photographing in the United Kingdom, including London, so that the Cree have begun this week.
Some people in the U.S., over their images are used and Google said it removed its presence on demand.
The company said it has begun to trial blur technology, using an algorithm, which recognizes human faces in the photos.
But Privacy International said it had doubts about the technology.
It was a letter sent to search giant and asked technical information about the system.
If the group fails to respond within seven days, Mr. Davis said that writing for the Information Commissioner search for the suspension of service in the UK.
“We worked with Google in the past and received a reply Snider tell us more in their blogs.
“We talked about that Google engineers technology is not ready for use.”
In the U.S. it is legal to view photos of people on public roads. But Mr. Davis Cree because Vista road used for commercial purposes of any person in the United Kingdom, the photo must give their consent.
Google stated that it complies with all local laws.
In a letter to Jane Horvath, senior advocates the privacy of Google, Mr. Davis said that Google record the use of technology to protect privacy was irregular.
He said: “I remember a promise to Google FTC [Federal Trade Commission] to acquire DoubleClick, that” drop cookies can be developed.
“We have not seen evidence that this technology has been deployed. In response to concerns expressed at the time the personal lives of our Internet Team 2007, Google also promised to” privacy council “to help consumers understand the functionality of your user settings. This technology is not was published. ”
Privacy International also has asked Google to “measures, if any, do you take to inform the public on the use of their images, that is, in fact, commercial purpose. ”
Davis added: “Google likes to consider itself as a global player. Samom fact, as a teenager irresponsible.
“It is time for us to take responsibility for their actions and to do right.”
July 6th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
Google move another step in mapping the map. If they still in doubt about using real image, why don’t just use 3D graphic?