A data protection official for Germany said that Google had yet to meet a key request that photos gathered for its panoramic mapping service be erased after they are sent to the United States for processing.
Johannes Caspar, the head of the Hamburg regional office for data protection, said that although Google made a 13-page response to other requests, the US company didn't make a guarantee on deleting the raw images after the faces, license plates and other information are scrambled or otherwise rendered unrecognisable.
"We consider this to be highly problematic," Caspar said in a telephone interview.
Google's Street View mapping service offers detailed street-level images. Since launching in 2007, it has expanded to more than 100 cities worldwide but has faced privacy complaints from many individuals and institutions that have been photographed. Complaints have emanated from Greece, the Pentagon, a small English village, Japan and now from Germany.
Caspar's said he expected his office would meet with Google to discuss the matter before deciding on any further action.
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