The European Union has issued a statement today saying that Google must remove all Street View images within 6 months after being posted, instead of the current 12 month policy. Every 12 months, Google goes around the world and will take new Street View pictures for Google Maps, but now they must do the same process every 6 months. According to the EU's Article 29 Data Protection Working Party, Google must cut this in half, as 12 months is a ‘disproportionate’ length of time. The EU also stated that Google must be more open to letting people know where their vehicles with cameras are located at any given time to protect people's privacy. It does not seem likely that Google will follow this because there will be a whole lot of people chasing after the vans to get inside the picture. Google will most likely have to hire more drivers, or cut down in the locations that Street View supports to be able to comply with these new guidelines from the EU.