Google launches voice maps in six Indic languages, to add new users
Concerned about government regulations over privacy rules affecting growth in India, Google said on Tuesday that the ecosystem of location-based services was still evolving globally.
As part of the internet giant’s “Next Billion User” initiative, it has customised its voice navigation in India, which will include six indic languages — Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam — apart from Hindi.
The company has launched a host of features in its already available services. The move will add a new set of users in tier-III cities as well as in the rest of the Indian market.
Speaking about the concerns over privacy issues, the company said it follows the law of the land where it operated.
“The entire space around location technology and services is dynamic. The ecosystem is still evolving. Some of the concerns that governments have are not specific to one country as everyone wants to protect their citizens.
We work in multiple countries and abide by the law of the land,” Google Maps Next Billion Users Director Suren Ruhela said.
He added regulations and laws needed to be balanced to ensure that the pace of innovation was not affected. He further said that some of the concerns that governments had over security were not specific to one country.
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