EU Raises Privacy Issue for Google Street View
One alternative would be to reduce the resolution of the whole image to protect people's privacy, Steinback said, but this would compromise the quality of images for everyone and is seen as a last resort to placate local privacy authorities.
Speaking on the sidelines of a press conference to unveil his annual report on data protection in the E.U., Hustinx said that broadly, Google does take European data protection seriously. "I am encouraged, but compliance with our rules remains a challenge for Google and requires a commitment from the company," he said.



