InfoAnda - Google's, Apple's eyes in the sky draw scrutiny |

Pakistanis angry over detentions in Times Sq. case
Monday, May 24, 2010
ISLAMABAD – Relatives of three men detained by Pakistan for alleged links to the suspect in the attempted Times Square bombing say the men are innocent.
They

Taiwan denies boycotting Australian film festival
Thursday, August 6, 2009

AFP - Thursday, August 6TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan's Beijing-friendly government on Wednesday denied boycotting an Australian film festival amid a row over the e

Merkel's support dips, regional ally resigns International
Thursday, September 3, 2009

By Sarah Marsh and Noah Barkin

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a double blow on Thursday as a senior party ally in east German

Minister seeks closure of anti-Berlusconi websites
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
ROME (AFP) - – The Italian government moved Tuesday to close down Internet sites encouraging further violence against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who

Asian markets mixed after Wall Street rally
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

By ELAINE KURTENBACH,AP Business Writer AP - Wednesday, March 18SHANGHAI - Asia's stock market rally seemed to be running out of steam Wednesday, despite an

Myanmar says Suu Kyi trial an internal affair | International | | 31 May 2009
Experts unearth Srebrenica bodies in ghost village | International | | 2 December 2008
PETA accused of exploiting filmmakers | | 18 October 2010

Philippines says arrests key massacre suspect in south | 1 August 2010

Forum Views () Forum Replies ()

Read more with google mobile : Google's, Apple's eyes in the sky draw scrutiny |

Edition: U.S. Africa Arabic Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Latin America Mexico Russia Spain United Kingdom Home Business Business Home Economy Technology Media Small Business Legal Deals Earnings Social Pulse Business Video The Freeland File Markets Markets Home U.S. Markets European Markets Asian Markets Global Market Data Indices M&A Stocks Bonds Currencies Commodities Futures Funds peHUB World World Home U.S. Brazil China Euro Zone Japan Mexico Russia India Insight World Video Reuters Investigates Decoder Politics Politics Home Election 2012 Campaign Polling Tales from the Trail Political Punchlines Supreme Court Politics Video Tech Technology Home MediaFile Science Tech Video Tech Tonic Social Pulse Opinion Opinion Home Chrystia Freeland John Lloyd Felix Salmon Jack Shafer David Rohde Bernd Debusmann Nader Mousavizadeh Lucy P. Marcus David Cay Johnston Bethany McLean Edward Hadas Hugo Dixon Ian Bremmer Lawrence Summers Susan Glasser The Great Debate Steven Brill Jack & Suzy Welch Frederick Kempe Christopher Papagianis Breakingviews Equities Credit Private Equity M&A Macro & Markets Politics Breakingviews Video Money Money Home Tax Break Lipper Awards 2012 Global Investing MuniLand Unstructured Finance Linda Stern Mark Miller John Wasik James Saft Analyst Research Alerts Watchlist Portfolio Stock Screener Fund Screener Personal Finance Video Money Clip Investing 201 Life Health Sports Arts Faithworld Business Traveler Entertainment Oddly Enough Lifestyle Video Pictures Pictures Home Reuters Photographers Full Focus Video Reuters TV Reuters News Article Comments (2) Follow Reuters Facebook Twitter RSS YouTube Read Recovery risks may stir Fed to action 19 Jun 2012 European shares, euro steady awaiting Fed decision 3:32am EDT Egyptians rally for power, Mubarak ailing | 1:03am EDT Obama campaign requests outside Republican group disclose donors 19 Jun 2012 Dimon says JPMorgan was honest with shareholders 19 Jun 2012 Discussed 170 Most say Bush to blame for weak U.S. economy, poll finds 158 U.S. deserter in Sweden steps forward after 28 years 122 Joy and anger as Obama relaxes deportation rules Watched Protest over G20 priorities Mon, Jun 18 2012 Kate mucks in with children's charity in countryside Sun, Jun 17 2012 Saudi royals mourn the death of Crown Prince Sun, Jun 17 2012 Pictures Reuters Photojournalism Our day's top images, in-depth photo essays and offbeat slices of life. See the best of Reuters photography. See more Crossing the border Crossing the Mexico-U.S. border. Slideshow Great British food Taste of traditional British cuisine. Slideshow Google's, Apple's eyes in the sky draw scrutiny Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Facebook to buy facial-recognition startup: sources Mon, Jun 18 2012 Apple takes on Google with own maps, better Siri Tue, Jun 12 2012 Apple expected to unveil applications to take on Google Mon, Jun 11 2012 Insight: Google goes softly-softly on European antitrust Mon, Jun 11 2012 Apple's war with Google heats up Fri, Jun 8 2012 Analysis & Opinion Hamas scion turned Christian and Israeli spy making film on Islam Why not enact an ‘intelligent’ national infrastructure plan? Related Topics Tech » Media » The Apple logo is shown prior to the initial sales of the new iPhone 4S at Apple's flagship retail store in San Francisco, California October 14, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Robert Galbraith By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO | Tue Jun 19, 2012 6:33pm EDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc and Apple Inc are attracting renewed scrutiny of their practices due to privacy concerns - this time for flying "military-grade spy planes" over major U.S. cities as they race to shore up their rival 3D mapping services. Staffers for Senator Charles Schumer, a Democrat from New York, met with Google officials on Monday to discuss privacy issues related to the camera-equipped planes. They plan to meet with Apple on Friday. The senator's office also plans to reach out to Microsoft and other companies that may be developing similar technologies. Schumer told Reuters in a statement on Tuesday that he wanted Apple and Google to clarify their plans and ensure "they understand the significance of our concerns over the potential publication of images captured in people's backyards and other private settings." FEAR OF FLYOVERS On Monday, Schumer wrote to the two rival Silicon Valley corporations, accusing them of "an unprecedented invasion of privacy" by using filming technology capable of imaging objects as small as 4 inches. In his letter, Schumer raised concerns over Apple's and Google's reported "digital mapping plans that use military-grade spy planes with enough precision to see through windows, catch detailed images of private backyard activities, and record images as small as four inches." 3D MAPPING RACE Google and Apple each unveiled new 3D mapping services this month at separate events. The maps let users navigate around an aerial view of a city that appears much more realistic than flat, top-down satellite-based images currently available in mapping products. The two companies are racing to develop newfangled digital maps, a key feature as they compete to attract users to their rival smartphone offerings. Google said in a statement it does not currently blur aerial imagery taken by the camera-equipped planes because the resolution of the images isn't sharp enough "for it to be a concern," noting that it takes privacy "very seriously." Apple said it does not display personally identifiable details such as faces or license plates, and that "we create optimized pictures taken from multiple shots and remove moving objects such as cars and people from the final image." By the end of the year, Google said it expects to have 3D map coverage for metropolitan areas with a combined population of 300 million people. At an event demonstrating the new maps this month, Google said it was using a fleet of airplanes owned and operated by contractors but flying exclusively for Google. Equipped with custom-designed cameras, the planes fly in "a very tightly controlled pattern" over metropolitan areas, taking pictures from 45-degree angles, Google executives explained. The photographs are then used to build 3D computer-generated models of the buildings and cityscapes. Google has used planes to collect aerial photos in the past, such as following the 2010 San Bruno, California, gas-line explosion. But the latest effort marks the company's most significant use of the planes in a systematic manner to build a standard feature in one of its products. Google has faced scrutiny over mapping services in the past, such as with the camera-equipped "Street View" cars that crisscross the globe taking panoramic pictures of streets for its popular mapping service. In 2010, Google acknowledged that the so-called Street View cars had inadvertently collected emails, passwords and other personal data from home wireless networks. Collecting the WiFi data was unrelated to the Google Maps project; it was done so that Google could collect data on WiFi hot spots that can be used to provide separate location-based services. (Reporting by Alexei Oreskovic; Editing by Jan Paschal) Tech Media Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (2) teaisstronger wrote: Edition: U.S. Africa Arabic Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Latin America Mexico Russia Spain United Kingdom Back to top Reuters.com Business Markets World Politics Technology Opinion Money Pictures Videos Site Index Legal Bankruptcy Law California Legal New York Legal Securities Law Support & Contact Support Corrections Connect with Reuters Twitter Facebook LinkedIn RSS Podcast Newsletters Mobile About Privacy Policy Terms of Use AdChoices Copyright Our Flagship financial information platform incorporating Reuters Insider An ultra-low latency infrastructure for electronic trading and data distribution A connected approach to governance, risk and compliance Our next generation legal research platform Our global tax workstation Thomsonreuters.com About Thomson Reuters Investor Relations Careers Contact Us Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile, and interactive television platforms. Thomson Reuters journalists are subject to an Editorial Handbook which requires fair presentation and disclosure of relevant interests. NYSE and AMEX quotes delayed by at least 20 minutes. Nasdaq delayed by at least 15 minutes. For a complete list of exchanges and delays, please click here.

Other News on Wednesday, 20 June 2012
Egyptian ex-president Mubarak clinically dead: sources |
Mexican opinion poll shows Pena Nieto extending lead |
Ecuador says WikiLeaks' Assange seeks asylum |
Iran, world powers fail to settle nuclear dispute |
Canada cannibalistic murder suspect pleads not guilty |
Chavez has big lead ahead of Venezuela election |
Barnes & Noble sales weak on Nook returns |
Actor Alec Baldwin, photographer clash in New York |
Kristen Stewart bumps Jolie as highest-paid actress |
Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis split after 14 years |
Anti-Kremlin punk band Pussy Riot performs in Prague |
Hamas scion turned Israel spy making film on Islam |
Egyptians rally for power, Mubarak ailing |
Important al Qaeda leader captured in Pakistan: officials |
Yemen says kills militant who planned bombings |
Greek conservatives hope to seal coalition deal |
Obama: China, Russia not signed on for Assad's removal |
Israeli government, settlers to cooperate in West Bank move |
Chinese police warn Ai Weiwei to avoid tax hearing |
China says has no information on detained French man |
WikiLeaks' Assange seeks asylum at Ecuador embassy |
Microsoft launches promising tablet, risks remain |
Apple, Google to face off in key smartphone hearing |
U.S., Israel developed Flame computer virus: newspaper |
Analysis: Facebook stock's bad start reins in short sellers |
Google's, Apple's eyes in the sky draw scrutiny |
New actors' treaty a good step, hard work remains |
Sotheby's sale sets Miro record, others disappoint |
Invisible War documentary tackles military rape |
Hamas scion turned Israel spy making film on Islam |
U.S. recommends administrative punishment for Afghan Koran burning |
French police arrest hostage-taker, storm bank |
Algeria's elite at loggerheads over next president |
Haunted by past, Suu Kyi receives Oxford doctorate |
NATO troops among casualties in Afghan suicide bombing |
Iran impasse to stir sanctions pressure, tensions |
Dutch court orders Apple to pay Samsung damages over patent |
Renesas shareholders agree to $633 million support: sources |
Outlet outrage, peeping techs top travel peeves: survey |
China's ZTE to launch TD-LTE phone this year |
Nuance combines keyboard, voice for Android |
Actor Alec Baldwin, photographer clash in New York |
Beach Boys musical looking to catch a wave in Vegas |
Russian court refuses to free Pussy Riot members |
Greece at new risk of being pushed off euro
Bodies of missing Tenn. mom, Jo Ann Bain, and daughter found
Female Breasts Are Bigger Than Ever
AMD Trinity Accelerated Processing Units Now in Volume Production
The Avengers (2012 film), made the second biggest opening- and single-day gross of all-time
AMD to Start Production of piledriver
Ivy Bridge Quad-Core, Four-Thread Desktop CPUs
Islamists Protest Lady Gaga's Concert in Indonesia
Japan Successfully Broadcasts an 8K Signal Over the Air
ECB boosts loans to 1 trillion Euro to stop credit crunch
Egypt : Mohammed Morsi won with 52 percent
What do you call 100,000 Frenchmen with their hands up
AMD Launches AMD Embedded R-Series APU Platform
Fed Should not Ignore Emerging Market Crisis
Fed casts shadow over India, emerging markets
Why are Chinese tourists so rude? A few insights

USD EUR - 1 year graph	VPN on MacOSX	BlogMeter 1.01