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I noticed that entire building facades on your street are hidden in Google Street View (https://imgur.com/a/NzDZP https://imgur.com/a/NzDZP). I'm curious why i

I noticed that entire building facades on your street are hidden in Google Street View (https://imgur.com/a/NzDZP https://imgur.com/a/NzDZP). I'm curious why is that so? Is it possible due to GDPR?

ancarda 9y ago
Possibly German privacy laws? AFAIK they are fairly strong
detaro 9y ago
Way older than GDPR, opting out has been possible for Streetview as long as it is available in Germany. Many people didn't like the idea of Streetview, and the legal status isn't entirely clear (exceptions for photography in public are fairly limited in Germany), so Google added this instead of risking larger PR and legal problems.
lobster_johnson 9y ago
You can actually opt out of Street View. This is very common in Germany [1] [2], but I'm also seeing it in Brooklyn. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Street_View_privacy_concerns https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Street_View_privacy_c... [2] https://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/23/germanys-complicated-relationship-with-google-street-view/ https://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/23/germanys-complicat...