The U.S. company Google will re-service your entire street photography “Street View” in Japan in response to criticisms from users on violations of privacy, the newspaper reported today Japanese “Asahi”.
The internet service “Street View”, which covers with pictures arranged in three-dimensional twelve cities of Japan, will replace all other images at a greater distance so as not to appreciate the interior of buildings and commercial establishments.
The photos were taken from a van at a height of 2.45 meters, with the result that many of the images displayed on private property, despite being protected by fencing.
Also, all photos will be treated to blur license plate numbers and plaques with names of buildings.
Google Japan has taken this decision after an empowering center of the complaints and suggestions received numerous complaints from institutions and individuals concerned about their privacy.
“Google Street View, which covers more than one hundred cities around the world, has been criticized for their alleged intrusion into privacy, and that the application can see people, vehicles and buildings with sharpness.
This week, Greece banned Google taking pictures of the streets until they provide guarantees of privacy.