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Helplessness, despair, and Street View come together in 'GeoGuessr' Google Maps game

By Jacob Kastrenakes on May 12, 2013 07:02 pm + 47 comments

Google Maps is usually for helping you navigate, but a new game based on Street View is about being Continue reading…
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Google Street View arrives in its 50th country, now covers more than 5 million miles

By Matt Brian on April 23, 2013 06:21 am + 22 comments

Google's latest expansion of its Street View mapping service has seen it enter Hungary and Lesotho Continue reading…
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Google fined just $189,000 for 'one of the biggest' data protection violations in German history

By Aaron Souppouris on April 22, 2013 07:49 am + 160 comments

Google has been fined €145,000 (around $189,000) for what a regulator called "one of the biggest Continue reading…
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The design history behind the iconic 'Pegman' of Google Maps

By Bryan Bishop on April 13, 2013 05:12 am + 10 comments

The imagery used in Google Maps is so common at this point that it's easy to forget that it didn't Continue reading…
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Lithuanian officials catch tax dodgers using Google Maps Street View

By Jacob Kastrenakes on April 10, 2013 08:09 pm + 16 comments

Lithuanian authorities are using Google Maps Street View to comb through the country's larger cities Continue reading…
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Hyperlapse tool lets you turn Google Street View into a stunning visual journey

By T.C. Sottek on April 9, 2013 01:51 pm + 23 comments

Have you ever taken a trip down a road or explored a path in Google Street View just to see where it Continue reading…
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Mapping the arctic with Google Street View

By Jacob Kastrenakes on March 29, 2013 02:41 pm + 10 comments

Google has been showcasing its Trekker Street View backpack's abilities with imagery from exotic Continue reading…
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Explore the Fukushima nuclear exclusion zone with Google Street View

By Sam Byford on March 27, 2013 04:00 pm + 17 comments

No-one has lived in the town of Namie, Japan for over two years since it was evacuated following the Continue reading…
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Google settles Street View privacy case with 38 states for $7 million

By Adi Robertson on March 12, 2013 01:30 pm + 34 comments

Google has officially settled with 38 state attorneys general over alleged privacy violations from Continue reading…
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The checkered history of Google Street View

By Louis Goddard on March 9, 2013 11:20 am + 13 comments

TechCrunch has published an engrossing piece covering the full history of Google's controversial Continue reading…