Google’s Street View project has arrived in the UK and the service is now available for 25 cities. Street View, which was first released in the USA two years ago, provides 360-degree street-level panoramic views of cities and towns, making it possible to take a virtual tour of places before you actually visit them. The photographs used to create these panoramas are captured using specialised cameras mounted on Google branded cars. When Google announced last year that Street View would come to the UK, there was an outcry that it would violate citizens’ right to privacy. Google responded to this by saying that it would blur out any car number plates and human faces - you can check whether they have kept their promise by visiting the website below.

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