Just read: At about 10.30 clock would start the service Google Street View in Germany with us officially. Oberstaufen unfortunately not completely Germany, but only to the village. Why Oberstaufen? The town serves as the basis of a friendly gags premiere circuit. A baker's wife had a cake in the window with the words "Google Street View Welcome to Oberstaufen" issued. Followed when other places, especially large cities, is probably still in the stars.
Finally, a comment on my part: I think the excitement over Google Street View in Germany with us for completely covered. Who does not want to have his picture on the Internet, which is the "granted". It's also possible to make your own home unrecognizable. But generally there is simply ignorance about Street View in the population. This is already happening there, that some people think are live images. This is simply wrong. In addition, there is a panoramic law in Germany, which legalized the photographing in public buildings accessible.
[Via network policy , Google Watch blog , post YuccaTree + ]