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Peeing Frenchman sues Google for making him 'laughing stock'

A Frenchman is suing Google for making him the laughing stock of his village after the firm's Street View service put on the Internet a picture of him urinating in his garden, his lawyer said Thursday.

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created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (6) | comments 29

Swiss and Google reach privacy accord pending verdict

Google has agreed not to put pictures of Switzerland on its "Street View" picture map under a provisional accord to end a privacy battle with Swiss authorities, the government said Friday.

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created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Swiss watchdog threatens to sue Google over Street View

Switzerland's data protection watchdog on Monday threatened to sue Google over its "Street View" facility, saying that measures taken by the American Internet giant to address privacy concerns were inadequate. ...

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created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Swiss watchdog demands shutdown of Google Street View

Switzerland's data protection watchdog on Friday demanded that Google immediately withdraw the "Street View" facility it has started offering on its map of Switzerland.

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created Aug 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 10




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Diagnosing a black hole flare

(Phys.org) -- Black holes can come in a wide range of masses. Some, with only about one solar mass, result from the supernova death of a massive star, while those at the center of galaxies (called supermassive ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created May 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Google blasts FCC handling of 'Street View' probe

Google on Thursday blamed the Federal Communications Commission for dragging out an investigation into Google's "Street View" online mapping service gathering data from private wireless hotspots.

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created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Review: 4 camera app alternatives to Instagram

(AP) -- I'm one of the millions of smartphone owners addicted to Instagram, the free camera app that makes tweaking and sharing photos miraculously easy. While it's wildly popular and the target of Facebook's ...

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created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google Street View comes to Israel

(AP) -- After months of discussions with Israeli security officials, Google has launched its popular Street View service in the country's three largest cities.

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created Apr 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hubble's panoramic view of a turbulent star-making region

(Phys.org) -- Several million stars are vying for attention in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of a raucous stellar breeding ground in 30 Doradus, located in the heart of the Tarantula nebula.

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

FCC drops Google 'Street View' investigation

US government telecom regulators have ended an investigation into Google's "Street View" online mapping service gathering data from private wireless hotspots.

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created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Mapping galaxy formation in dual mode

A team of astronomers led by David Sobral (Leiden Observatory and Royal Observatory of Edinburgh) has explored the synergies between the Subaru Telescope and the United Kingdom Infra-Red Telescope (UKIRT) ...

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created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 4

Space Image: Dusty Mars rover's self portrait

(PhysOrg.com) -- This self portrait from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows dust accumulation on the rover's solar panels as the mission approached its fifth Martian winter. The dust reduces the ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Google opens Amazon wilds to armchair explorers

Google's free online map service on Wednesday began letting people explore portions of the Amazon Basin from the comfort of their homes.

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created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Mercury down under

NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft, about to wrap up its first full year in orbit around Mercury, captured this view of the planet’s heavily-cratered southern hemisphere on August 28, 2011. Because of its ...

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created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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