Israeli ministers discussed Monday the risks to national security if Google was allowed to collect private data for its controversial Street View program, we learn from an official source. Google proposes to offer this service to Israelis, but the authorities fear that the images of buildings in three dimensions are exploited in attacks, mostly in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
An interministerial committee was examined Monday "the implications for privacy and public safety" of such authorization and that "Israel could draw benefits for its image and its tourism," said an official statement. End of 2010, Google bought the Israeli start-up Quiksee, which develops technology for virtual tours, a feature that is not yet on Google Maps.
The commission, chaired by the Minister in charge of intelligence, Dan Meridor, has decided to continue his contacts with Google to launch the program in coming months. Since 2007, Google Street View provides panoramic views of streets in three dimensions, allowing users to virtually move around, but this service has triggered a series of controversies in many countries.
In May 2010, Google revealed that cars traveling the streets on behalf of more than thirty countries to take pictures had inadvertently collected personal data (email messages, including videos) transmitted by wireless in the street. The Internet giant has apologized repeatedly for the seizure of private data, but the authorities in a dozen countries have opened inquiries. 
An interministerial committee was examined Monday "the implications for privacy and public safety" of such authorization and that "Israel could draw benefits for its image and its tourism," said an official statement. End of 2010, Google bought the Israeli start-up Quiksee, which develops technology for virtual tours, a feature that is not yet on Google Maps.
The commission, chaired by the Minister in charge of intelligence, Dan Meridor, has decided to continue his contacts with Google to launch the program in coming months. Since 2007, Google Street View provides panoramic views of streets in three dimensions, allowing users to virtually move around, but this service has triggered a series of controversies in many countries.
In May 2010, Google revealed that cars traveling the streets on behalf of more than thirty countries to take pictures had inadvertently collected personal data (email messages, including videos) transmitted by wireless in the street. The Internet giant has apologized repeatedly for the seizure of private data, but the authorities in a dozen countries have opened inquiries.
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