No pictures, says this village

Google continues its march towards global domination in all things search-related as it recently released Street View for Google Maps in the UK. Coninuing to snap photos from the public roadways, Google employs contractors (I suppose) to drive their car around with a nifty camera on top taking pictures.

While I continue to be amazed that people don't know about Street View and all the amazing things it offers (from OSINT that ousted a U.S. spy plane base to finding directions to your friends house to the randomness of life), there are some who feel threatened by the views Street View has to offer.

In fact, The Times Online reported that a "Village mob thwarts Google Street View car." The article states, "Angry villagers formed a human chain to thwart the progress of a Google Street View car that was in the process of taking photographs of their homes."

Now, Google is very conscious of your privacy and has an easy way to request that pictures you feel invade your privacy be removed or blurred.

The townspeople argued that it would promote theft, targeted at the more affluent homes in the area. Balderdash! says one of the commenters:

Wouldnt it be easier and much more effective for a burglar to just walk past the front of your house? street view is after all, the view from the street? how can you invoke privacy laws when the photos are taken in a public place? I wonder if we'll see all the angry people in the pictures!! hope so.

Have you tried Street View yet? What do you think?