I am not sure if that answers my question.<p>&gt;<i>I&#x27;m a German living in the United States and find this part of German society pretty annoying: Being super careful about anything that could potentially encroach on your privacy</i><p>In the case of Google Maps, I understand that a non-functional application might be annoying and at least Google makes some effort to blur data. But in my reading of the original post, the poster is annoyed that the German community at large has decided to exercise their rights to privacy.