“I don’t think it’s normal for secure institutions like prisons to go online” He reassured Nicole Belloubet in an interview with RTL. “I wrote to Google asking for action to remove these correctional facilities” adds the minister. Currently, the request “No action taken”.
Google Maps: Nicole Belloubet wants Google to blur aerial images of prisons
The minister is particularly targeting the case of Réau prison (Seine-et-Marne), which was the scene of the escape of robber Redoine Faïd in July 2018. We can indeed easily distinguish the layout of different buildings via Google Maps. what constitutes a prison. According to our colleagues at Express, 49 prisons Still fuzzy in France. Others, like the Baumettes prison in Marseille, are already blurred.
“I will want to talk to the people responsible for these issues” Don’t move Nicole Belloubet. In response to the minister’s request, a spokesperson for Google France told AFP that images from Google Maps and Google Earth “comes from various external suppliers, public or private”. These 3 suppliers are: DigitalGlobe, IGN and Airbus.
Google claims it made requests from 3 of its suppliers to accept the minister’s request. “Send images in compliance with the current legislation as soon as possible”. According to Google, this alignment may take some time. Likewise, Belgium has decided to file a lawsuit against Google for forcing it to blur aerial images of military buildings and nuclear power plants on Google Maps. Does Google’s service pose a security threat to certain buildings? Should we force Google to blur these images ASAP?
