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Big Brother: The Google cars that will photograph EVERY front door in Britain



LONDON DAILY MAIL [Associated Newspapers/DMGT - PA: Conservative/Right-Wing] - By David Derbyshire and Arthur Martin - July 11, 2008
Plans by Google to photograph millions of British homes and publish them online have been condemned as a 'gross invasion of privacy'.

The internet giant's StreetView website will allow anyone in the world to type in a UK address or postcode and instantly see a 360-degree picture of the street.

It will include close-ups of buildings, cars and people. Critics say the site is a 'burglar's charter' that makes it easy for criminals to check out potential victims.

The pictures also show people leaving and entering hospitals, health clinics, adult shops and hotels. Although their faces are deliberately blurred, many could still be recognised by their clothing and hair colour.

The site was launched in major American cities last year.

Google has confirmed it is now in the process of photographing Britain as part of the Street View project.

Cars emblazoned with the company's logo and carrying massive 360-degree cameras have been spotted circling the streets of British cities in recent weeks.

The data watchdog, the Information Commissioner's office, is so concerned about StreetView that it has written to Google demanding privacy guarantees.

A Google spokeswoman said: 'Google works hard to make sure that our products respect both users' expectations of privacy, and local privacy laws, in each country in which they are launched. Google Maps Street View is no exception.'

StreetView is designed to complement Google Earth, a collection of satellite pictures that covers every square mile of the globe. - - - -

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1031861/Google-burglars-charter-street-cameras-given-clear-privacy-watchdog.html
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Google's UK street photos 'are an invasion of privacy'

LONDON DAILY MAIL [Associated Newspapers/DMGT - PA: Conservative/Right-Wing] - July 4, 2008
Internet search giant Google could be investigated by the Information Commissioner over plans to launch a photographic street map of Britain.

The Street View service has cars equipped with 360-degree cameras to match photos of locations to maps. However, the pictures can also capture passers-by, leading to privacy fears.

The firm is this week believed to have begun taking pictures of London for a UK version of the site, and Googlebranded cars with cameras have been spotted across the capital.

Street View has been launched in the US and has had to remove images after several people complained. In one photograph a man appeared to be climbing a fence.

Two men in San Francisco appeared to be gazing at a woman as she bent over, while an ambulance driver was seen stopping and eating a sandwich.

The company has started a trial of face-blurring technology, using an algorithm that detects human faces in photographs.

Privacy International, a UK rights group, said it believed the technology broke data protection laws. - - - -

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1031861/Google-burglars-charter-street-cameras-given-clear-privacy-watchdog.html
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