CIPP Guide » Google Street View halted in Japan and Greece due to privacy

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The European Union’s Data Protection Directive strikes again… This time it’s Google. The BBC reports Google’s Street View vision of mapping the whole of Europe, benefiting locals and tourists has hit the skids in Greece. The Grecian Data Protection Agency (DPA), responsible for guaranteeing compliance with the EU privacy directive, want more information regarding the length of time Google plans on keeping the data, and what measures they will take to inform Greeks of their privacy rights.

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