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Following a meeting at the Cabinet Office earlier today, a colleague and I spotted the Google Street View car filming in Whitehall. Google Street View is an extension of the functionality of google maps that lets users see the view...

Matters of privacy have been in the news recently, as Google’s Street View cars continue their initial mapping of the UK. The search giant was criticised by campaigners concerned that their street-level photography constituted an intrusion of privacy[...]

Google Maps recently included the City of Portland in its Street View feature, which provides 360° panoramic street-level views along streets inside and outside of communities. To see the feature, go to Google Maps (http://maps.google.com), type in Portland,[...]

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Depending on which feature you use, Google Maps offers a satellite view or a street-level view of tons of locations around the world. You can look up landmarks like the Pyramids of Egypt or the Great Wall of China, as...

Pop quiz: do you feel more or less secure with the arrival of Google Maps and other online mapping services? News.com Poll Are Google Maps scary? Google Maps can show child predators where children play--but also help honest citizens find felons. How[...]

I thought Google Street View was fairly entertaining when it launched last year, but it wasn’t all that exciting when you could only explore 5 cities. Ever since they added coverage here in Columbia though, I’ve been fascinated. Writing about how[...]

Middle England's howitzers have turned full force on Google today, as the Daily Mail finally wanders into the debate about the legal status of Google Street View. The paper's front page is screaming furiously that the arrival of Street View...

So, how about a mid-day Saturday post? I want to make a pass on the blogosphere and this seems like as good a time as any. I spent the morning watching the Tour de France (yay, July, time to watch the Phil and Paul show again :), and plan to do a little[...]

Over the last year or two, we’ve seen Google add feature after feature to Google Maps. Some have commented questioning if there’s anything else that Google could really do. They offer standard features like the option to get driving directions or[...]