India’s security concerns are delaying Google Street View coverage

Jun10

by Sindy Cator on June 10, 2016 at 8:14 am

Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Asia, Google, India, mapping, maps, street view

Google’s Street View, which lets you browse cities through 360-degree panoramic views of virtually every road and boulevard in the areas it covers, has once again been delayed in India over security concerns. The Press Trust of India reported that the government’s recent rejection of Google’s proposal came after “a detailed analysis by security agencies and defence forces which feel that allowing Google to cover India would compromise the country’s security interest”. Google was previously barred from collecting Street View imagery in Bangalore city in May 2011 by the local police over similar concerns. However, it’s likely that the difference…