Village mob stops Google Street View car

Angry residents form human chain

Village mob stops Google Street View car
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2 April 2009 16:56 GMT / By Amy-Mae Elliott

While the UK waits to see which areas are next to be snapped for Google's Street View service, "furious" Buckinghamshire residents formed a "human chain" to block a Google Street View car capturing images of their village, it's been confirmed.

The angry villagers - led by 43-year-old Paul Jacobs who spotted the camera-equipped Google car and knocked on neighbour's doors to gather a small mob - were victorious in forcing the vehicle into a u-turn before it left the village.

Jacobs told the Daily Mail that Street View is a "burglar's dream" in his "affluent" area, and that: "My immediate reaction was anger, how dare anyone take a photograph of my home without my consent?"

Police were called to the incident in Broughton in Buckinghamshire, near to Milton Keynes, that - without being captured for posterity by an internet giant - has suffered three break-ins in the last 6 weeks.

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  • Perhaps we know why Paul Jacobs wasnt at work. Perhaps with a recession there is not much call for small minded curtain twitchers Posted by Peter Davis, UK
  • Good to see you know which day it was on. I think you will find these kind of residents don't *need* to work to pay for mortgages etc.
    Anyway, I think it's about time people did something about this invasion of Google since the gov't seems unwilling to (same as their attitude on Phorm)     Posted by adrianaitken, United Kingdom
  • So it's an affluent area is it Paul? I'll get my crowbar :) Posted by Jim , UK
  • @Peter Davis
    What makes you think that Mr. Jacobs was not at work? There are lots of occupations that don't require you to leave home to perform the jobs.
    Who's small-minded now?     Posted by Deborah Chan, United Kingdom

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