Microsoft has taken its Bing Streetside service offline in Germany after receiving complaints from residents "about how Microsoft handles requests for blurring of images," IDG News Service reports. In a statement, the company said it has made photos inaccessible while it evaluates the complaints and considers a solution. A Microsoft spokesman has said he cannot predict "when or if the service will be reinstated" but noted the complaints were not initiated by data protection agencies. "These are single incidents," he said, but did not disclose the number of complaints Microsoft received, the report states.
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