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A Google Street View vehicle came up against a tempestuous, unyielding mob in the British village of Broughton. The Street View car had gone there to collect photographs to be used by the Google Street View service. Google’s ingenious camouflage tactic of leaving the car unmarked failed miserably as its peculiar rooftop camera betrayed the vehicle’s identity and purpose of visit.
When a local resident, Paul Jacobs, discovered the vehicle ambling in his languid village, he rushed towards the car’s driver to deliver his sermon about the privacy rights of villagers in quiet British villages. It did not take long for other villagers to rally behind Jacobs.
Their protest eventually paid off as the vehicle had to leave. The locals are worried Street View may help thieves plan burglaries; Broughton has witnessed three burglaries in the past six weeks.
'I don't mind estate agents taking pictures but this shows people how to get in and how to get out. I was determined to make a stand so I called the police,’ said Paul Jacobs.
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