Street View controversy hits Google UK

I knew it was going to happen, you knew it was going to happen, everyone knew that Street View would cause a privacy stink when it eventually launched in the UK. Everyone except Google it would appear. Although it is not saying how many images have been removed from the newly launched service following privacy complaints, you can be sure the number will grow and grow as the service spreads beyond the current 25 big cities which have been photographed and published already.