Swiss court eases up on Street View privacy concerns, Google says it's pleased with the ruling

It's no secret Google's been involved in a few privacy-related kerfuffles around the globe, but some would say those are just the burdens attached to being one of the big-guns in the industry. Still, Big G can go home to Mountain View a happy camper today, as the Swiss Federal Tribunal has decided to ease up on the company's usage of its Street View technology in the country. Per the ruling, however, Google will have to make adjustments to its viewing methods, things like making it easier for folks to manually blur images available on Street View, and full anonymity around hospitals, schools, prisons and courts. Naturally, Google says it's quite pleased with the outcome and that it plans to "look at the ruling closely, discuss it with the federal data protection commissioner and examine what options are available."

Swiss court eases up on Street View privacy concerns, Google says it's pleased with the ruling originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Jun 2012 23:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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