

The entire process is surprisingly easy.Īs the name would suggest, Street View, launched in 2007 (opens in a new tab), provides a street-level view of many cities and towns around the world. Specifically, you can ask Google to permanently blur your house out - leaving only a smeared suggestion of a building in its place. Thankfully, there is something you can do about it. What that peek reveals may be more than you've bargained for - think views into bedroom windows, potential fodder for stalkers (opens in a new tab), and more. That window just so happens to peek into your home, as well. Google Street View offers up a window to the world in all its bizarre, intimate, and often raw glory. The requirement to use Google Play’s billing system applies for in-app digital content purchases for users outside of India," Google said.Privacy Please is an ongoing series exploring the ways privacy is violated in the modern world, and what can be done about it. Following the CCI’s recent ruling, we are pausing enforcement of the requirement for developers to use Google Play’s billing system for the purchase of digital goods and services for transactions by users in India while we review our legal options and ensure we can continue to invest in Android and Play. “Developers in India were given an additional extension until October 31, 2022, to comply due to unique circumstances with the payments landscape in the country.

The move came less than a week after the Competition Commission of India (CCI) imposed two back-to-back fines on the company for flouting competition norms in the country. The company announced the plan through an update to its help page. Meanwhile, Google has also paused its plans to enforce the Google Play billing system on Indian developers from October 31. Just a few weeks back, the technology giant showed off some ways it is planning to make the app more immersive, including what it calls an ‘Immersive View’ which gives users a 3D aerial view of a specific location with details like weather and traffic. It is likely that Google is pulling back from Maps in any significant way.
