Jim O'Connell writes "Global Voices has a translation of an excellent open letter to Google by Osamu Higuchi, explaining that Street view is too invasive for Japanese traditional values when used in residential areas.
Having lived here for ten years, most recently in an older residential area, I can attest to its accuracy — Living in such close proximity to your neighbors, it becomes necessary to "not look" at everything that you might be able see from a place such as the street, where you may have a legal right to be.
The cultural boundaries are simply different than those of the US." Link to Original Source
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Living in such close proximity to your neighbors, it becomes necessary to "not look" at everything that you might be able see from a place such as the street, where you may have a legal right to be.
Such neighborhoods exist in the US, as well. However, for most in the US, there is not much for Street View to see - as long as Google's cameras stay on the public streets. However, IMHO, they should do more to redact identifying information in those pictures.
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Living in such close proximity to your neighbors, it becomes necessary to "not look" at everything that you might be able see from a place such as the street, where you may have a legal right to be.
Such neighborhoods exist in the US, as well. However, for most in the US, there is not much for Street View to see - as long as Google's cameras stay on the public streets. However, IMHO, they should do more to redact identifying information in those pictures.