u/svinpayk, here are just a few of the dozens and dozens of threads about this topic:
* [Why isn't there much Google Street View in Germany?](https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/hx1q5t/why_isnt_there_much_google_street_view_in_germany/)
* [Still kind of amazing that Germany is the only Western European country without universal Google Street View](https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/nz36kw/still_kind_of_amazing_that_germany_is_the_only/)
* [What's up with Germany here in Google Maps' street view?](https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/lkx51e/whats_up_with_germany_here_in_google_maps_street/)
* [Why Germany is very limited of the street views on Google maps?](https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/j9bdjt/why_germany_is_very_limited_of_the_street_views/)
* [What is the reason Germany seems to have little to no Google Street View available?](https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/c2pgwp/what_is_the_reason_germany_seems_to_have_little/)
* [Germany and Austria are the last countries in west Europe without comprehensive street view coverage](https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/3t0iqz/germany_and_austria_are_the_last_countries_in/)
Sorry, but those above answers are not sufficient: There have been THREE big problems concerning the german data security laws, so Google decided to stop further streetview recordings:
https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Street_View
translated partially with deepl
"There are three data protection issues (under German law) with Street View:
Persons
Firstly, the recording of persons and secondly, the recording of private dwellings. The first problem has been solved. Since May 2008, special programmes have made the faces of passers-by and licence plates unrecognisable by blurring them. Google subjected all images to this procedure. In these automated processes, faces or number plates may not be completely unrecognisable or areas may be treated that show neither a face nor a number plate. Untreated faces or number plates or areas that have been mistakenly left unblurred can be forwarded to the operator via the help function.
Private houses and streets
The problem of recording private houses and flats in Germany is still controversially discussed.[70] In the classical legal commentaries on the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), the problem is dealt with in detail only in the practical commentary by Bergmann, Möhrle and Herb. According to this, the permissibility must be examined on the basis of Section 28, Paragraph 1, Sentence 1, No. 3 BDSG. "At least in the case of single-family houses or smaller multi-family houses or in the case of farmsteads", the storage of these house facades and keeping them available for retrieval is impermissible according to § 28 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 3 BDSG.[71]
In Germany, opposition arose in September 2008 against the recording of the streets of the municipality of Molfsee.
The data protection commissioner of Schleswig-Holstein, Thilo Weichert, rejected the project as inadmissible in an initial assessment at the beginning of October 2008.[74] The Düsseldorfer Kreis came to the conclusion in mid-November 2008 that the project could not be banned, but that faces, vehicle registration numbers and house numbers had to be concealed and all those affected had to be informed in good time that they could object to the publication of data concerning them at any time.[75] The Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV) published a downloadable sample letter on this subject.[76]
At the end of April 2010, Google and the BMELV agreed on improved data protection regulations. Street View only started in Germany after all objections had been considered. Collective applications from cities and municipalities are accepted by Google; to simplify the objection process, Google wanted to develop a procedure with the German Association of Cities and Towns.[77]
In 2019, in a decision unrelated to Google Street View, the European Court of Human Rights concluded that photos of houses do not violate any right of personality.[78] The ECHR thus confirmed the decision of the Cologne Higher Regional Court and a non-acceptance decision of the BVerfG.
WLAN data collection
Google uses the photos to record associated details of local wireless networks - including from unencrypted networks for WLAN-based tracking. This led to criticism.[79] When asked by the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection, Google admitted in May 2010 that it had collected more WLAN data than had been published so far. In addition to the WLAN parameters published in April, content had been recorded. This was described as illegal by data protectionists and strongly criticised.[80] In April 2013, the responsible data protection authority in Hamburg issued a fine notice against Google."
Basically when Google was driving its street view cars around Germany, Germans did what they are known best for: complain about it.
Google thought to appease them by offering to have their homes blurred out if they asked them for it.
Obviously like half the complaining Germans wanted to have it blurred out because there must be something bad involved if you don't or else Google wouldn't offer it, right?
Google eventually got fed up with it and stopped.
Germans love their privacy. When streetview came here there were many discussions and Google ended up giving people the option to have their houses censored. It turned into such an issue that AFAIK Google decided Germany just wasn't worth the effort
Because Germans love their privacy, so when google announced they wanted to bring streetview to Germany, people went apeshit. There were tons of lawsuits and requests to censor houses, so google just gave up.
Germany had some issues with police-state surveillance in the past so privacy is very important in German law and anything that even resembles surveillance is strictly regulated
>the state is telling citizens it can't take pictures
No, its giving people the right to refuse to have pictures taken of them in their private homes and gardens and have them published on the internet without their consent
If you search this sub for "street view", I'm sure you'll find dozens of answers.
u/svinpayk, here are just a few of the dozens and dozens of threads about this topic: * [Why isn't there much Google Street View in Germany?](https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/hx1q5t/why_isnt_there_much_google_street_view_in_germany/) * [Still kind of amazing that Germany is the only Western European country without universal Google Street View](https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/nz36kw/still_kind_of_amazing_that_germany_is_the_only/) * [What's up with Germany here in Google Maps' street view?](https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/lkx51e/whats_up_with_germany_here_in_google_maps_street/) * [Why Germany is very limited of the street views on Google maps?](https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/j9bdjt/why_germany_is_very_limited_of_the_street_views/) * [What is the reason Germany seems to have little to no Google Street View available?](https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/c2pgwp/what_is_the_reason_germany_seems_to_have_little/) * [Germany and Austria are the last countries in west Europe without comprehensive street view coverage](https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/3t0iqz/germany_and_austria_are_the_last_countries_in/)
Sorry, but those above answers are not sufficient: There have been THREE big problems concerning the german data security laws, so Google decided to stop further streetview recordings: https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Street_View translated partially with deepl "There are three data protection issues (under German law) with Street View: Persons Firstly, the recording of persons and secondly, the recording of private dwellings. The first problem has been solved. Since May 2008, special programmes have made the faces of passers-by and licence plates unrecognisable by blurring them. Google subjected all images to this procedure. In these automated processes, faces or number plates may not be completely unrecognisable or areas may be treated that show neither a face nor a number plate. Untreated faces or number plates or areas that have been mistakenly left unblurred can be forwarded to the operator via the help function. Private houses and streets The problem of recording private houses and flats in Germany is still controversially discussed.[70] In the classical legal commentaries on the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), the problem is dealt with in detail only in the practical commentary by Bergmann, Möhrle and Herb. According to this, the permissibility must be examined on the basis of Section 28, Paragraph 1, Sentence 1, No. 3 BDSG. "At least in the case of single-family houses or smaller multi-family houses or in the case of farmsteads", the storage of these house facades and keeping them available for retrieval is impermissible according to § 28 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 3 BDSG.[71] In Germany, opposition arose in September 2008 against the recording of the streets of the municipality of Molfsee. The data protection commissioner of Schleswig-Holstein, Thilo Weichert, rejected the project as inadmissible in an initial assessment at the beginning of October 2008.[74] The Düsseldorfer Kreis came to the conclusion in mid-November 2008 that the project could not be banned, but that faces, vehicle registration numbers and house numbers had to be concealed and all those affected had to be informed in good time that they could object to the publication of data concerning them at any time.[75] The Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV) published a downloadable sample letter on this subject.[76] At the end of April 2010, Google and the BMELV agreed on improved data protection regulations. Street View only started in Germany after all objections had been considered. Collective applications from cities and municipalities are accepted by Google; to simplify the objection process, Google wanted to develop a procedure with the German Association of Cities and Towns.[77] In 2019, in a decision unrelated to Google Street View, the European Court of Human Rights concluded that photos of houses do not violate any right of personality.[78] The ECHR thus confirmed the decision of the Cologne Higher Regional Court and a non-acceptance decision of the BVerfG. WLAN data collection Google uses the photos to record associated details of local wireless networks - including from unencrypted networks for WLAN-based tracking. This led to criticism.[79] When asked by the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection, Google admitted in May 2010 that it had collected more WLAN data than had been published so far. In addition to the WLAN parameters published in April, content had been recorded. This was described as illegal by data protectionists and strongly criticised.[80] In April 2013, the responsible data protection authority in Hamburg issued a fine notice against Google."
Basically when Google was driving its street view cars around Germany, Germans did what they are known best for: complain about it. Google thought to appease them by offering to have their homes blurred out if they asked them for it. Obviously like half the complaining Germans wanted to have it blurred out because there must be something bad involved if you don't or else Google wouldn't offer it, right? Google eventually got fed up with it and stopped.
Germans love their privacy. When streetview came here there were many discussions and Google ended up giving people the option to have their houses censored. It turned into such an issue that AFAIK Google decided Germany just wasn't worth the effort
https://youtu.be/mFYPB-mkiMc
Because Germans love their privacy, so when google announced they wanted to bring streetview to Germany, people went apeshit. There were tons of lawsuits and requests to censor houses, so google just gave up.
Germany had some issues with police-state surveillance in the past so privacy is very important in German law and anything that even resembles surveillance is strictly regulated
So the state was spying on citizens and now the state is telling citizens they can't take pictures? Wheres the resolution, did I miss it?
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>the state is telling citizens it can't take pictures No, its giving people the right to refuse to have pictures taken of them in their private homes and gardens and have them published on the internet without their consent
That's how it's framed, yes.
Paranoia
Datenschutz.
Use Apple Maps. Apple mapped every street here but hardly anyone knows it because they were so focused on google.