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Google Street View lawsuit allowed to continue but Google shouldn’t be worried

The lawsuit filed against Google by a Pennsylvania couple was reinstated by an appeals court, but their demands for $25,000 in damages plus punitive damages are unlikely to be heard and their claims of mental anguish and invasion of privacy were thrown out. Aaron and Christine Boring sued Google after discovering their home had been more »

Skip the campus tour – just go to Google Maps

Prospective students now have another weapon to make deciding on a college easier: Google Street View. Google added two colleges and is soliciting for more, free of charge, to make choosing a college as easy as a few clicks. Google sent cars and trikes to take imagery to add to their Street View. The results: more »

Google’s Street View: On your trike, get set, go!

Everyone and their brother has heard of Google’s Street View program, I am sure. It allows you to virtually tour all kinds of places as seen from the street. But now, according to a post on Google’s official blog site, they have expanded where they can virtually take you to visit. Their latest development, Street more »

Oddball Tech: P.U.M.A., Google van meets a bridge, and UK Street View driver hates photograper

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the show that never ends. Segway and GM team up to create a new type of vehicle. Trouble with Google Street View on two fronts. First off, Google ignores basic physics and meets a bridge. Second, the driver of a Google Street View car (you know, the one that takes all the pictures for Street View) gets mad because someone takes a picture of him. He screamed “You are stealing my soul!” Okay, he didn’t say that, but he wasn’t happy.

Google Street View doubles US coverage, more additions

Right now, chances are pretty good that Google Maps Street View has an image of your house. With an enormous upgrade, it is clear the high price of gas over the summer did not deter the Google Mobiles from driving all over the US to add more places to their Street View collection. The result is the vast majority of the country can now be spied, thanks to Google. The images at right show coverage before today and after. Find out more after the break.