Ordinary residents actively blocked Street View cars in the West

Evidence

Was Hanke surprised, then, when in April 2009 residents of the quiet English village of Broughton blocked a Street View car that tried to breach the village perimeter, calling it an unwelcome intrusion? This was “the West,” after all, but the debate over privacy, self-determination, and decision rights was anything but dead. Privacy International submitted a formal complaint to the UK privacy authority, citing more than 200 reports from people who were identifiable on Street View images and demanded that the service be suspended. — Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, 449

Categorization

• SHARE: The Broughton villagers physically blocking a Street View car is a vivid anecdote a privacy-minded friend would enjoy.
• XREF: connects to: Google Street View triggered worldwide legal and public resistance — Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, 454

Broader Connections

• Google Street View triggered worldwide legal and public resistance #exemplifies (0.90) — Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, 454