Angry residents of an English village blocked the driver of a Google Street View car who was filming the neighbourhood, saying they feared he would encourage burglaries, a report said.
據報道，一輛谷歌街道視圖拍攝車在英國一個村子附近取景時，其駕駛員遭到憤怒的當地居民圍堵，居民們稱擔心此舉會助長入室盜竊。
One resident, Paul Jacobs, told the reporters he had alerted his neighbours after spotting the car from his window in Broughton, Buckinghamshire, southern England.
該村是位于英格蘭南部白金漢郡的布勞頓鎮。居民保羅·雅各布斯對記者說，他透過窗戶發現了谷歌公司的拍攝車，于是通知了鄰居們。
"I don't have a problem with Google wanting to promote villages. What I have a problem with is the invasion of privacy, taking pictures directly into the home," Jacobs said.
“谷歌想為村鎮做宣傳介紹，我不反對；我反對的是它直接對著家里拍照，侵犯個人隱私。”
"I was determined to make a stand, so I called the police." After his call, a police car arrived in Broughton to reports of a dispute between a crowd of people and a Google Street View contractor.
雅各布斯還說，“我當時就決定全力制止他們的行為，所以我報了警。”之后，一輛警車抵達布勞頓村，來處理民眾與谷歌街景拍攝承包車之間的爭執。
The Google Street View project, set up this year in Britain, aims to provide detailed 360-degree views online of streets all over Britain.
谷歌公司的“街道視圖”功能于今年在英國推出，旨在提供英國各地街道360度的網絡詳細視圖。
The project has already been strongly criticised by associations like Privacy International, a pressure group which has launched legal action against the IT company.
但這項功能已經遭到眾多機構組織的強烈指責，如壓力團體“隱私國際”就已經對谷歌公司提出訴訟。
Google is confident their new mapping project is within the law.
谷歌公司則堅信，該公司的這一制圖新功能沒有違法。
"Before launching Street View we sought the guidance and approval of the Information Commissioner's Office. The ICO has repeatedly made clear that it believes that Street View includes the safeguards necessary to protect people's privacy," a Google spokesman said.
谷歌公司的一名發言人說：“在推出‘街道視圖’服務前，我們已經獲得了英國信息委員會辦公室的批準。該辦公室已經多次表明，他們相信‘街道視圖’功能涵蓋了必要的隱私保護措施。”
He added: "Embarking on new projects, we sometimes encounter unexpected challenges, and Street View has been no exception."
他還補充說：“我們啟動新項目時，有時會面臨無法預料的考驗，‘街道視圖’也不例外。”
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（來源：北外網院，英語點津編輯）
