By Jason Mick - April 3, 2009
Launched in 2007, Google Street View was Google's most ambitious mapping effort yet. The program aimed to provide 3D views of city streets. In order to do this, Google sent out a fleet of automobiles and bikes across different countries mapping out regions, street by street. The result was a resounding success; to date it has provided 3D views in many countries -- United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Spain, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. However, as Google recently discovered, not every is a fan of its unique web application. When Google's Street View car rolled into the little UK village of Broughton, north of London, they were greeted by angry locals. Apparently, the residents of the affluent town feared that the Street View images of their community would give burglars the ideal tool to scout out the neighborhood for robberies.
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