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Google May Blur Canadian Faces and License Plates

Posted by kdawson on Saturday September 29, 2007 @08:56PM from the blur-me-blur-me dept.

KingK writes "Reuters reports that Google is considering a Canadian launch of its Street View map feature, which offers street-level close-ups of city centers. But the company said it would probably blur people's faces and vehicle license plates to respect tougher Canadian privacy laws."

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Wow! by the+roAm · 2007-09-29 21:03 · Score: 5, Interesting

Now I'm even more glad that I'm moving to Canada -- after seeing this story I looked up a bunch of stuff and apparently Canada has some of the best privacy laws in the world.

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Why not do the same in the U.S.? by The+Amazing+Fish+Boy · 2007-09-29 21:18 · Score: 5, Interesting

If they have the technology, why wouldn't they do the same across the board? It's not as though there's added value in seeing someone's face or license plate. The article doesn't mention anything about this.