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The feature which allows google maps and google earth users to zoom into a street (Street View) has been seen as a violation of privacy by some users and people.

In court documents defending a lawsuit brought against its Street View mapping tool it has asserted that “complete privacy doesn’t exist.”

But, points out the US National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) it responded to a Californian politician’s concerns about its growth by saying that it “takes privacy very seriously”.

“Google’s hypocrisy is breathtaking,” said Ken Boehm, chairman of the NLPC.

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