Street View has at times seemed doomed in Germany, with politicians, privacy advocates, and lots of private citizens protesting the program. Fewer than 250,000 people opted out when given the chance, however, which from Google's perspective, is something of a victory. Granted, 250,000 is a very large number, and Google's only counted opt-outs from 20 cities in which it'll soon launch Street View. The trick is that opinion polls had indicated half (or more) of Germans didn't like the idea of the program.