Google warns of Swiss street-view switch-off

Google’s street-view service for Switzerland could be switched off unless the country’s supreme court overturns a ruling requiring a guarantee of anonymity for anyone pictured, the company said.

The internet giant wants the Swiss Federal Tribunal to throw out a lower court decision in April that forced Google to ensure all faces and vehicle number plates are blurred before uploading pictures to the service that provides panoramic tours of the world’s streets.