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Continued irony in the UK
From: "Alex Eckelberry" <AlexE () sunbelt-software com>
Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 12:55:04 -0400
I just find it bizarre that they react to Street View with lynch-mob mentality, but not to their serious privacy issues with CCTV's on every corner. http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6022902 .ece Village mob thwarts Google Street View car Angry villagers formed a human chain to thwart the progress of a Google Street View car that was in the process of taking photographs of their homes. Police were called to Broughton in Buckinghamshire yesterday, after furious villagers blocked one of the cars, complaining it was an invasion of their privacy and that the photographs would attract burglaries. Paul Jacobs, a local resident, spotted the car yesterday morning, thanks to the distinctive 360-degree camera attached to its roof. He told the driver not to enter the village, then roused fellow residents by knocking on their doors. The driver eventually did a U-turn and left the scene. Google Street View, a controversial mapping service that launched in the UK last month, gives 360-degree views of Britain's biggest cities, allowing people to take virtual tours from their computers or mobile phones.
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