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The anti-privacy lobby?

I am normally glad when privacy stories hit the mainstream media, as the general public need to understand the issues.  However I was relatively surprised to see this one from the BBC:

German vandals target Street View opt-out homes

German home-owners who have chosen to opt out of Google's Street View service appear to have become the unsuspecting victims of anti-privacy vandals.

Local media report that homes in Essen, west Germany have been pelted with eggs and had 'Google's cool' notices pinned to their doors.

Privacy is a complex issue at the best of times, but I was not expecting this one!

Comments

  • Anonymous
    November 26, 2010
    I came across that story and had the very same reaction. I googled "anti-privacy" because I didn't even know such a movement existed...and that search led me here!