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24 • Visit us @ www.ChampNews.com SF The Champion • Wednesday 27 June 2012QUALITY BEDS,GREAT PRICES!ROOMMATE medium-firmdouble divan with foot end sliderJUST£149You can ‘Google off’ takingphotos of my back gardenI’M surprised at all the fussmade about Google and itsplans to have detailedphotographs of privatehouses, including apparentlyback gardens and anything oranyone going on in or aroundthem.No, not surprised exactly.Infuriated would be nearerthe word I’m groping for.And no, I am NOTchampioning this latestintrusion into personalprivacy.What I am surprised andinfuriated about is thatanyone could condone acommercial concern doingwhat you or I would have ourcollars felt for.IhavenothingagainstGoogle presenting aerialpictorial maps of any village,town or city and includingdetails as to where significantpublic buildings – hospitals,pubs, town halls, libraries etcare, with close–up photos ifthe owners want them.It’s all about a sense ofproportion.If you or I were to roam ourlocal streets carrying a stepladder and camera withzoom lens and takephotographs of other folks’properties we would soonrun into trouble.If you went further andstarted prying over the backgarden hedge to get a goodshot of the petunia beds –and perhaps someonesunning themselves on thelounger, we would end up incourt quick–sticks. 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