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> A bit further on the west (in Bosnia & Herzegovina) Google's street view is still not available Could it be because of the maze of laws that governs public p
by discardorama 11y ago
> A bit further on the west (in Bosnia & Herzegovina) Google's street view is still not available
Could it be because of the maze of laws that governs public photography? In the US, it's somewhat simple: what's visible from the street can be photographed. But in other countries, you have murky laws, and Google, with deep pockets, can get sued easily.
- kuschku 11y agoIn Germany, where Google famously lost, the law is also simple: From eyelevel, you can photograph everything. Above eyelevel, you need permission, or it has to be only imagery that could have been seen from eye level, too. One reason for this is that people might build a 2m tall fence around their frontyard and walk around naked, but Google with a 3m tall StreetView camera could obviously photograph that. Google ignored the law, and hoped it would be easier to ask for forgiveness than for permission, but, as Germans are, everyone asking for forgiveness will be punished even harder to prevent such business policies.