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"gewg_" writes:

For years Google Maps [google.com] has offered Street View, giving viewers a street level glimpse into far away destinations.

Word on the street [theregister.co.uk] (no pun intended!) is that Apple [apple.com], the American firm best known for fabulous products like the iPhone, the iPad and the MacBook Pro, is sending out vehicles [apple.com] to photograph various locales in Ireland, England, and the United States, with the imagery being used in their Apple Maps [apple.com] application.

Apple's page states:

[...]Apple is driving vehicles around the world to collect data which will be used to improve Apple Maps. Some of this data will be published in future Apple Maps updates.

[...]We are committed to protecting your privacy while collecting this data. For example, we will blur faces and license plates on collected images prior to publication.

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