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Google Street View gets the go ahead

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Posted by Jonathan Peace at 16:33 on 31 Jul 2008
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The UK's privacy watchdog has approved Google's controversial photomapping tool Google Street View. The program integrates photos of streets into Google Maps to enable users to get an accurate impression of what locations look like.

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Privacy campaigners had concerns that the project would breach data protection laws but the  Information Commissioner said it was "satisfied" that Google had set up measures to avoid risking anyone's privacy or safety.

Mashable 2.0 has put together its top 15 sightings from Google Street View - including red faces outside adult book stores, crime in progress and evidence that Google isn't whiter than white when it comes to respecting speed limits. Click here to check it out...

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