Google Street View finally deleted photos of the area that was protested by Tangerang residents. They also reminded that there is a self-reporting feature that can be used by the public.
"As soon as we became aware of the issue, we removed the image in question," a Google representative said.
Google says privacy is a very serious matter for them. Street View according to Google only shows images taken on public properties.
"Clearly there was a misunderstanding and we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience to local residents. We will review our procedures to avoid similar mistakes in the future," they said.
The protest against Google Street View went viral on social media. But actually, without making a fuss on social media, netizens can report independently if there are protests against Google Street View.
Google says it already has an easy-to-use reporting mechanism. People can request images of houses, cars, or themselves to be blurred in Street View.
"They can simply select 'Report a problem' at the bottom right of the Street View page, submit a request, and we'll blur the image."
More complete information can be seen and click here https://support.google.com/maps/answer/3094088?hl=en.
Previously, a resident of Tangerang, Khairul Anam caused a commotion after protesting against Google for taking pictures of his house for Google Street View (GSV). Khairul even revealed that Google claimed to have obtained permission from the Presidential Staff Office (KSP).
At that moment, Khairul immediately asked GSV to delete the photo of the complex and the deal was agreed. However, the next day, Khairul found that the complex was still logged on Google Street View complete with details of the street and terrace of the house.
Khairul then explained the reason firmly for asking the GSV team to delete the photo of his house complex. He explained that his house complex had no entrance and only had one gate. In addition, he admitted that he did not accept it because Google took pictures of his house and the houses of other residents without permission.