Following on a request by the Machida city council [1] for regulation of Google's Street View service [2], recently introduced in Japan [3], Asiajin reports [4] that the ward of Suginami [5] in central Tokyo has advised its residents on how to submit [6] [ja] takedown requests to Google. An article at Asahi [7] reports that Suginami city was alerted by citizens about privacy violation concerns related to GSV and has twice contacted Google asking the company to respond by deleting images.
Japan: Suginami Ward proposes removal of Street View images
· Written by Chris Salzberg
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