India says no to Google Street View, citing security concerns

Launched in 2007, Google's Street View service uses imagery captured by cameras mounted on cars, backpacks, bicycles and snowmobiles. Today, the service covers locations all over the globe. Indian officials have told the BBC that the country has rejected Google's plans to image its towns and cities as part of its expanding Street View service. Citing security concerns around 'sensitive defense installations,' officials point out that planning for the 2008 Mumbai attacks was believed to have invo...