Google may have stated its intention to photograph the ‘great majority’ of Britain’s roads for its controversial Street View mapping website.
But when the internet firm’s car arrived to capture the historic village of Broughton on camera, it was the locals who snapped.
Fearing the images could be used by burglars to scout for suitable homes to raid, villagers formed a human barrier in the road to stop the Street View car in its tracks.
And they emerged victorious after forcing the vehicle to turn around and leave the village.
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Resident Paul Jacobs told how the impromptu protest unfolded on Wednesday when he spotted the car – which was unmarked but featured the tell-tale 360-degree rotating camera fixed on a pole on its roof – cruising slowly down his lane in the Buckinghamshire village.
He dashed outside, confronted the driver and told him that he was not allowed to continue, before alerting police.
Mr Jacobs, 43, then knocked on his neighbours’ doors and a crowd of angry residents surrounded the black Opel Astra, forcing it to make a U-turn and quickly leave.
Mr Jacobs, who works for a global entertainment company, described Street View as a ‘burglar’s dream’.
April 3rd, 2009 at 9:41 am
Worried about sights like these I guess:
http://streetviewgallery.corank.com
April 3rd, 2009 at 11:38 am
I know no one would believe 3-D view was my idea and I was creating my own version about San Jose city level. It was around the winter of 2005. The ones who seized my HDD should know what’s inside. The blueprint of the 3-D view map…
April 4th, 2009 at 6:55 am
Anything real is censored on this site – FACT
April 4th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
jews are worthless bastards
April 4th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
@truth911: you’re an idiot. Please learn the difference between Jews and Zionists. It’s morons like you that give the truth movement a bad name.
April 4th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
a few neighborhoods here in Chicago don’t allow google to film any footage for their street view.
April 14th, 2009 at 7:24 pm
I’ll share it on Twitter.
April 15th, 2009 at 2:01 am
If you ever want to see a reader’s feedback
, I rate this article for four from five. Decent info, but I just have to go to that damn msn to find the missed bits. Thank you, anyway!