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The Information Commissioner has ruled that Google's Street View, the website with 360-degree views of many British cities, does not breach the Data Protection Act.

Complaints were made by people that their privacy was breached by the service, but the Information Commissioner's Office rejected them, saying that it would watch Google to ensure it ...

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