Italy's privacy regulator has told Google its photo-collecting cars have to be clearly marked and their itinerary made public, an Italian paper has reported.
If true, Google will now have to publish its intended route through Italy three days in advance on its website as well as in local newspapers and
on radio.
Last week, Google admitted its Street View cars had inadvertently collected more personal data like passwords than previously disclosed.
Virtual burglary puzzles polizia
Keeping on the Italian theme, the European country's police have been tasked with solving a virtual burglary.
The burglary involved a jacuzzi, designer sofa and billiards table - taken from the popular Facebook game Pet Society.
The police's actual concern is how the thief managed to break into the email account of the person who owned the virtual items.
The charges carry a potential prison sentence under Italian law.
"In order to furnish the house you have to go to virtual shops for furniture, clothes and gifts," the woman who reported the crime, 44-year-old Paola Letizia, was quoted in Italian media reports.
Letizia also reported missing paintings, carpets, an aquarium and mirrors which she had built up for her virtual cat.
Twitter thumbs nose at celeb spotting service
Celebrity tracking service JustSpotted is yet to launch but has already been given the cold shoulder from Twitter.
JustSpotted is expected to launch any day and will provide an online map and real-time feed to track celebrity sightings using Twitter, Facebook and a check-in service.
It will sift through people's personal updates to look for celebrity location related content.
"JustSpotted shows you what your favorite celebrity is up to right now and where they were last spotted," service founder and chief executive A.J. Asver said.
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