[Harry!]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sciencean...reet-View.html

Internet firm Google has removed a picture of naked child from its latest programme Street View as concerns over invasion of the public's privacy grow.

Images of toddlers playing in a garden square in north London were captured on the mapping system, which has led to fears that the service could be exploited.

The internet search giant has had hundreds of requests for images to be removed since it launched Street View on Thursday, including pictures of members of the public leaving sex shops and shot of a group of people being arrested.

Richard Thomas, the Information Commissioner, is considering an investigation into Google if more images of naked children are found to have been picked up by its cameras and made available to internet users.

In one picture, a three-year-old child playing, is visable. The square is reportedly yards from a Cabinet minister's home, although the children are not related to that minister.

Concerns have been raised with Britain's privacy watchdog that there could be many similar images on the website.

A spokesman for the Information Commissioner's Office said: "Images of children must be properly blurred. If there is an underlying problem, for example if what has been uncovered is systemic, then we will take up the matter with Google.

"It is Google's responsibility to ensure all images of adults and children are satisfactorily blurred. Individuals who feel that an image does identify them [and are unhappy with this] should contact Google direct to get the image removed.

"Individuals who have raised concerns with Google about their image being included – and who do not think they have received a satisfactory response – can complain to the ICO."

It has emerged that hundreds of people have demanded that close-up photographs of their homes be removed. Tony and Cherie Blair's home in Connaught Square, west London, was blacked out after nearly 24 hours on the web.

Google has defended its use of the mapping service, which covers more than 22,000 miles and 25 UK cities.

A spokeswoman for Google said: "The pictures – which showed a typical summer picnic in a public park – were removed within an hour of being reported to us. It's important to note that the pictures on Street View are not live.

"If people see inappropriate images, or simply don't want their house or themselves to appear, they can report them to us using the simple tools, and the images will be quickly removed."

Every image in Google Street View contains a link which users need to click on in order to "Report a concern" with the picture. They must then fill out a form identifying the area of the picture that is of concern, and the reason why they are requesting its removal.

[Loukas]

They should also remove me tripping. :@

The one time they take a picture of me, i had to be tripping up!

[andyman]

^Ahhh you ment that kind of tripping!

[Lauren]

Originally posted by DoubleTrouble
They should also remove me tripping. :@

The one time they take a picture of me, i had to be tripping up!

Haha, screenshoot?!

[Indierock&roll]

omg what is the street view? can you see yourself on it?

[officialleafan]

I know...what's Street View?

[arista]

Originally posted by officialleafan
I know...what's Street View?

http://maps.google.co.uk/help/maps/s...0street%20view


Click Maps
a little icon man you move onto blue roads
not every road , not ever city.

Once you do that you get to move the full view Video
with your mouse.

London is on it.