Google accused on privacy views

By Maggie Shiels
Technology reporter, BBC News, Silicon Valley

Google created Street View to help people find where they are going

Google has been accused of "hypocrisy" over its stance on personal privacy.

In court documents defending a lawsuit brought against its Street View mapping tool it has asserted that "complete privacy doesn't exist."

But, points out the US National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) it responded to a Californian politician's concerns about its growth by saying that it "takes privacy very seriously".

"Google's hypocrisy is breathtaking," said Ken Boehm, chairman of the NLPC.

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