Comments on: Stop looking at me - Canadian Privacy Commission waggles finger at Google http://www.theelusivefish.com/articles/2007/09/15/stop-looking-at-me-canadian-privacy-commission-waggles-finger-at-google/ Articles and Discussion Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:00:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: robclark http://www.theelusivefish.com/articles/2007/09/15/stop-looking-at-me-canadian-privacy-commission-waggles-finger-at-google/#comment-11171 robclark Sat, 15 Sep 2007 15:02:34 +0000 http://www.theelusivefish.com/articles/2007/09/15/stop-looking-at-me-canadian-privacy-commission-waggles-finger-at-google/#comment-11171 Colin, Thanks for taking the time to address my concerns - and in the wee small hours of a Saturday morning, no less. Very good to know that our public offices are not only paying attention but are willing to join the conversation. I've updated the post accordingly. Colin,
Thanks for taking the time to address my concerns - and in the wee small hours of a Saturday morning, no less. Very good to know that our public offices are not only paying attention but are willing to join the conversation. I’ve updated the post accordingly.

]]> By: Colin McKay http://www.theelusivefish.com/articles/2007/09/15/stop-looking-at-me-canadian-privacy-commission-waggles-finger-at-google/#comment-11164 Colin McKay Sat, 15 Sep 2007 10:50:47 +0000 http://www.theelusivefish.com/articles/2007/09/15/stop-looking-at-me-canadian-privacy-commission-waggles-finger-at-google/#comment-11164 Hi. The service hasn't been rolled out in Canada, so there are no examples of what the images would look like here. In fact, it appears that the resolution of images available on Street View in the United States differs between cities and the relevant image suppliers. That's why the Commissioner's letter was in the conditional: we have simply written to the companies to ask what steps they will take to safeguard privacy rights in Canada. Colin McKay Director of Communications Office of the Privacy Commissioner Hi. The service hasn’t been rolled out in Canada, so there are no examples of what the images would look like here.

In fact, it appears that the resolution of images available on Street View in the United States differs between cities and the relevant image suppliers.

That’s why the Commissioner’s letter was in the conditional: we have simply written to the companies to ask what steps they will take to safeguard privacy rights in Canada.

Colin McKay
Director of Communications
Office of the Privacy Commissioner

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