UK: Angry British villagers stop Google maps car: report
04 Apr 2009 6:28 AM
Angry residents of an English village have blocked the driver of a Google Street View car .. who was filming the neighbourhood .. saying they fear he would encourage burglaries.
Police arrived in Broughton to reports of a dispute between a crowd of people and a Google Street View contractor.
One resident has told the BBC he alerted his neighbours after spotting the car from his window in Broughton .. Buckinghamshire .. in southern England on Wednesday.
He says while he has no problem with Google wanting to promote villages .. he does have a problem with is the invasion of privacy and taking pictures directly into the home.
