What Google does to reduce privacy concerns

According to Google it states that when photographs are taken they use the following measures:

1. Use of blurring technology for example on faces of individuals, licence plates and etc.
2. User can request image to be taken down by clicking on "report a problem".
3. Images used aren't real-time and takes several months before appearing on Google maps.

Images:

Image 1
An image of Japan at a undisclosed place and time taken.

Image 2

An image of Google map street view.

Image 3

An example of the use of blurring technology.

Image 4

There is report a problem link in the image below in the red circle that will take you to a page that is called re this report inappropriate street view and you must fill in why this image is a problem then press submit.

There is a video from Google it explains how Google map Street view work.

Reference

1. Google Privacy, viewed online 6 May 2010, <http://www.google.com/press/streetview/privacy/>

2. Image 1 Bradley.T, "Google Street View Raises Privacy Concerns...Again", Pc World, 26 February 2010, viewed online 6 May 2010, <http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/190279/google_street_view_raises_privacy_concernsagain.html>

3. Image 2 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Street_View>

4. Image 3 <http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/help/maps/streetview/privacy.html>

5. Image 4 <http://www.google.com/help/maps/streetview/gallery/#world-landmarks>

6. Google video <http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/help/maps/streetview/behind-the-scenes.html>

By: Vanessa