Google: Street View
Hooray! Google My Business descriptions are back
Contributor Joy Hawkins points out that GMB has brought back the business description field and shares helpful tips on how a business owner can...
Virgin America Lets Prospects “Test Drive” Their Airplane Seat Via Google Street View And Campaign
In a campaign handled by agency Eleven Inc., the airline seeks to differentiate itself from other carriers by highlighting its stylish and...
Google Launches Stand-Alone Street View App For iOS And Android
Google’s Street View has been somewhat challenged in the transition to a mobile-centric world. It’s available through the Google...
Apple-Linked Van: Self-Driving Car Or Street View Competitor?
A mystery minivan linked to Apple (though not conclusively) has been seen driving around the streets of Contra Costa County in the San Francisco...
Google Takes “SpyView” Wiretapping Appeal To SCOTUS
Google seeks US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) review of a US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision, which affirmed a lower court denial...
Appeals Court Blocks Google Effort To Exit “SpyView” Case
The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court ruling denying Google’s motion to dismiss a class action brought after the...
Google Has 35 Days To Delete UK “SpyView” Data Or Face “Criminal Action”
The UK data protection authority Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has served notice that Google must destroy personal information...
Whoops: Google Admits It Still Has Some WiFi Payload Data Collected Via Street View Cars
Despite assurances to the contrary, Google told the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) today that it still has some of the...
UK Privacy Regulator Reopens “Wi-Spy” Investigation Because Of FCC Findings Of Intentional Conduct By Google
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) was mulling whether to reopen the Google Street View “Wi-Spy” investigation. This...
Google Compromises End Street View Litigation In Switz, Book Suit In France
Last week Google notched a major victory for Street View in Europe. The Swiss have affirmed its basic right to exist in the country, which is...
UK, Australia May Reopen Street View Privacy Probes After FCC Report
Governments that had previously closed the book on Street View privacy investigations appear to be considering “round two,” in the...
Identity Of “Wi-Spy” Google Engineer Revealed In Scandal That Won’t Go Away
Google’s desire to put the so-called Wi-Spy scandal to bed by releasing an unredacted copy of the recent FCC report on the matter has done...
Unredacted FCC Report Shows Google’s “Wi-Spy” Consumer Data Capture Was Intentional
Two weeks ago the FCC released a document that asserted Google had obstructed its investigation into whether Street View WiFi mapping and...
Google Street View “Wi-Spy” Investigation Closed With $25,000 Penalty
Bloomberg reports that the Street View WiFi eavesdropping investigation by the US Federal Communication Commission (FCC) against Google has now...
FCC Clears Google Over Wifi Eavesdropping But Fines It $25,000 For “Noncompliance” With Requests
The US Federal Communications Commission has cleared Google of any legal wrong-doing over its Street View cars that intercepted wifi...
