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.
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