"I get up when I want, except on Wednesdays when I get rudely awakened by the Google Street View trike."

Not an actual lyric from Blur's 90s classic, but we're sure it would have been had Damon Albarn been born 15 years or so later than he...

The Information Commissioner's Office has found Google guilty of committing a "serious breach", when its Street View cars harvested a variety of personal data from homes as they passed.

The ruling has come after months of deliberation, after...

An investigation into Google's data collection practises - by its Streetview cars- has been reopened by the Information Commissioner's Office.

During the previous investigation the ICO's findings were that Google had not collected any, "meaningful...

Google has announced some nifty updates to its Maps service on Android, including the extremely useful (for illiterate map readers at least) walking navigation function.

Google Maps for mobile Beta 4.5 adds the ability to use your phone's GPS...

Google has been somewhat vindicated as it's been found that the search giant did not collect any "significant" data from Wi-Fi networks, according to findings by the UK's Information Commissioner Office (ICO).

Whilst travelling around snapping...

The boffins over at Microsoft Research have taken the street-view idea within Google (and Bing, we suppose) Maps and developed a new perspective to street-level data.

Rather than being trapped within a bubble perspective, where you can only...

Google's Street View service has been available in 25 cities in Britain for some time, but the company is about to announce a major expansion - to the entirety of the UK - more than 238,000 miles of road.

In 2006, the Ordnance Survey concluded...

Every 12 months, Google currently has to drive around all the places that it's snapped on Street View and re-take the photos, but under new instructions from the EU, that could be cut down to half as much - just 6 months.

The reason is data...

Google has already used a trike to snap hard to reach places for its Street View photography project, but has now obtained a snowmobile to do the same in snowy climes.

The Vancouver mountains have been captured with the camera-equipped snowmobile...

Google has announced that its Street View service for Google Maps has covered a little bit more ground - especially the grounds of National Trust properties in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

20 locations were covered, including Corfe...

Google has some rather nifty tricks up its sleeve for Street View, as a recently-granted patent reveals the online giant has cunning plans to keep any advertising that can be seen on the service relevant.

The plans would see posters, signs...

A musician from Saskatoon in Canada has managed to get himself on Google Street View in an attempt to promote his new album. Nate Heagy, who also goes by the name "Fear Salesman", tracked the Google car for some time, working out its route before rushing...

Back in July 2009, Google held a public vote to find the UK's most popular tourist attractions for it to photograph on Street View. The winning locations are now available on the service.

The list includes Stonehenge, Millennium Stadium, Angel...

Rather neatly, Hawaii has become the 50th US state to be pictured in Street View on Google Maps. Offering imagery of Oahu and Maui, the site has categorised collections including "hometown favourites of President Obama".

Although no doubt...

Google Maps Navigation for Android 2.0 will not just be setting the cat amongst the pigeons but is probably more akin to handing a rocket launcher to our feline friend as well. From demonstration, the turn by turn satnav system has got several advantages...