UK Google Street View (mis)adventure
p2pnet news view | Cool:- p2pnet exclusively revealed how Google managed to get Beatle Paul McCartney’s street address wrong
We suggested people at the house incorrectly cited as McCartney’s might be able to cash in on the mistake.
Now, in another UK Google Street View (mis)adventure, “When villagers in the quiet, ‘affluent’ village of Broughton in Cambridgeshire spotted a Google Street View car creeping into sight, they leaped into action and formed a human chain until the Google car slunk away with tailpipe between its tyres,” says the Daily Mail, going on:
“The villagers complained Google had no right to take pictures of their homes, calling it an ‘invasion of privacy’ and an ‘invitation for burglars to strike’.
“But not only has the village brought national attention to itself, it has raised the ire of Internet users, who are now campaigning for Street View enthusiasts from across the UK to descend on the village to snap their own perfectly legal photographs.”
But, but, Google can do anything it wants.
Can’t it?
Not according to 
the villagers.
They’ve, “already begun posting pictures of the village online and used the photographs to post tongue-in-cheek ‘masterplans’ on how to plot robberies, by climbing on red phoneboxes and swinging off tree branches,” says the story, adding:
“The impromptu protest started on Wednesday when Resident Paul Jacobs spotted the Google car – which was unmarked but featured the tell-tale 360-degree rotating camera fixed on a pole on its roof – cruising slowly down his lane in the Buckinghamshire village. ”
Says Google »»»
Broughton 3D map in Google Earth
geographical coordinates: 51° 5′ 0″ North, 1° 33′ 0″ West
geographical location: Hampshire County, South East, England, United Kingdom, Europe
original name: Broughton
Stay tuned. 
cash in on the mistake – Google misnumbers Paul McCartney`s house, March 28, 2009
Daily Mail – Watch out Broughton! Street View fans plan to descend on ‘privacy’ village for photo fest, April 3, 2009
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April 3rd, 2009 at 11:04 am
I don’t know how things work in the UK, but in the US, as long as they photograph it from the road, you can’t say jack squat about it. They’re in public, they can photograph whatever they want.
How is someone seeing a picture of the front of your house going to induce them to robbing it any more than simply driving by and seeing the house from the road?
April 3rd, 2009 at 11:08 am
The burglary thing is something I could never really get my head around. Seeing a picture of a house is hardly making it easier for someone to rob you, in fact it’ll actually be a lot easier for thieves if they just turned up and had a look around for themselves!
April 3rd, 2009 at 11:16 am
Not cool > http://torrentfreak.com/two-swedish-file-sharers-arrested-090403/
April 3rd, 2009 at 1:06 pm
Hey!
Anybody have a link to those masterplans?
I have some Acme products from Warner Bros that I think can come in handy in pulling off a heist…
I also have an accomplice… I cant tell you who it is but all I will say is he’s never been caught and likes saying “beep! beep!”….
April 3rd, 2009 at 7:05 pm
Google Streetview is one of the coolest things I’ve seen in a long time. A few days ago I used it to scout out an unfamiliar area and locate a business that my friend was looking for. Being able to virtually drive down the street and see the buildings as they would look from the car made finding the business easy.
If they were using real-time cameras to watch everyone, I’d object, but there’s no harm in still images that are often months out of date.
The people that want to block this are idiots.
April 5th, 2009 at 2:09 pm
“The people that want to block this are idiots.”
I think some people that have been captured at some really inopportune moments, in their own backyards, by roving cameras on city-ordained private streets, might think you’re the idiot. Quite frankly, I’d be inclined to agree with them in that case anyway.
Consider that Street View creates images of whatever it sees, without the consent of those who either get caught in it, or have a vested interest in securing a property or even a work in progress. Whether an image is edited for output or not, the original image is in a Google’s server. The subject of that image has no say or protection.
The people that think they NEED this are, indeed, idiots.
April 7th, 2009 at 9:03 am
“Consider that Street View creates images of whatever it sees, without the consent of those who either get caught in it, or have a vested interest in securing a property or even a work in progress. Whether an image is edited for output or not, the original image is in a Googleâs server. The subject of that image has no say or protection.”
That can happen at ANY time when you’re in public. A person doesn’t need your permission to take your picture. You don’t want to be seen doing stupid things? Don’t do stupid things in public.
Does anyone NEED Google street view? No. Is it a handy program to explore areas you’ve never been? Yes. Should I be denied this program because some people are paranoid and don’t think other people should be able to see their house when they live in the middle of a highly populated area? I don’t think so.