{"id":1647,"date":"2008-11-28T09:38:32","date_gmt":"2008-11-28T13:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/?p=1647"},"modified":"2008-11-28T11:08:40","modified_gmt":"2008-11-28T15:08:40","slug":"google-maps-redesign-allows-easier-reporting-of-inappropriate-streetviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2008\/11\/28\/google-maps-redesign-allows-easier-reporting-of-inappropriate-streetviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Maps Redesign allows easier reporting of inappropriate Streetviews"},"content":{"rendered":"

The recent StreetView upgrade<\/a> to Google Maps to more closely resemble the functionality of Streetview on the iPhone, has also improved the ability to report inappropriate Streetview scenes. In the Google Support Groups for Maps, the invasive StreetView scenes were a common complaint<\/a>.
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The link from StreetView takes the user to an interactive form<\/a> that allows for a detailed complaint to be filed and a precise location in StreetView to be identified:<\/p>\n

Privacy concerns with StreetView have been common and at least one German city has claimed that they will deny Google permission<\/a> to take StreetView images. I wonder if this improved complaint capability is a (minimal) response to these concerns?<\/p>\n

The form expands and allows selection of a number of specific concerns related to the above categories:
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