German objections to Street View date back at least a year and a half, and by all accounts, Google still hasn't come close to convincing the German government that the program is harmless. Just the same, Google's announced its intention to move forward with Street View in Germany within the next 10 months. Google almost seems to have given up on the idea of discussing the matter. The AFP reported this afternoon that Arnd Haller, the head of Google's legal team in Germany,