One of the countries to shun the service early on was Germany, where privacy outcries and lawsuits led to Google halt the Street View rollout in 2011 after only covering about 20 big cities ...

Following competition objections raised on Google in Germany this summer over bundling of services including Google Maps via its Android-based in-car infotainment system software, known as Google ...

What’s the news? Germany’s federal cartel office Bundeskartellamt on June 21 announced that it has initiated a proceeding against Google to examine possible anti-competitive restrictions ...

Beyond that, Google Maps Immersive View is also rolling out to over “500 iconic landmarks” around the world including Prague Castle, Sydney Harbour Bridge, and Faneuil Hall in Boston.