Google’s controversial Street View service – which will offer ground-level pictures of every UK street online -can finally be launched in Britain, after a privacy watchdog said it had no complaints about the service.Street View faced opposition from privacy advocates who argue that it infringes civil liberties.Some attacked it as a “burglar’s charter”, allowing criminals to look for potential victims over the internet.
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