The Indian government has rejected Google’s plan to map Indian cities, tourist spots, mountains, etc. using the 360-degree panoramic Street View feature, PTI reported. Government officials told PTI that the rejection came after unnamed security agencies and defence forces performed “detailed analysis” to decide whether Google’s Street View could compromise the country's “security interest”. A spokesperson from Google India refused to comment on the government’s rejection stating that the PTI report “is still a speculated story”. The unnamed security organization who conducted the analysis expressed concern over Google’s Street View after allegations that the 2008 Mumbai attacks were aided by photographic review of targets by the terrorists. Street View in India However, note that in March last year, Google added panoramic views of 31 monuments and Indian archaeological sites on Google Maps and the Google Cultural Institute. The search giant said that it had been working with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) since 2014 and had added 76 monuments with 360-degree views. The partnership was announced in 2013. In 2011, Google had announced the introduction of Street View for the Indian city of Bangalore, on Google Maps. But later in June 2013, the project ran into trouble with Bangalore Police as they received a letter from the Commissioner of Police asking it to stop Street View cars from plying in Bangalore. But Google did not give up: In September 2013, Google, relaunched Street View in India by enabling it for private properties. This was apparently launched on August 16th…
