Google's Streetview Seen As Culturally Insensitive In Japan

Global Voices reports that one year after its debut in the United States, Google's Street View has arrived in Japan, where it is already drawing criticism. Despite the company's generally positive image in this country, bulletin board threads and blogs are filled with comments questioning the way Google has rolled out its latest service. In the past few days, the CEO of a major Internet services company has spotted his own wife, others have found images of men urinating outdoors, and others have caught couples entering love hotels (not to mention birds in full flight). All of this has raised serious privacy concerns. Article in full here.