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India rejects rollout of Google's Street View service

Junior home minister Hansraj Ahir did not give a reason for the decision - though Indian media reported in October that the defence ministry had raised security concerns.

March 27, 2018 / 19:42 IST
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Answer: Google.
Answer: Google.

India said on Tuesday it rejected a proposal from Google to roll out its Street View service, which shows panoramic images of roads and other sites.

Junior home minister Hansraj Ahir did not give a reason for the decision - though Indian media reported in October that the defence ministry had raised security concerns.

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Google first asked the government if it could roll out the service in India through its Google Maps and Google Earth apps in 2015.

Reuters
first published: Mar 27, 2018 07:30 pm

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