James Thornett The views and opinions expressed here are my own and not those of the BBC, my employer.
Archive for April, 2009
Google Street View in the clear
Following protests and complaints over the introduction of Google’s Street View technology in the UK, the UK’s Information Commissioner has today ruled that it should not be stopped. A spokesman for the privacy watchdog said removing the entire service would be “disproportionate to the relatively small risk of privacy detriment”. More from BBC News.
Local (radio) websites from the BBC
I don’t normally blog about specific BBC projects or work that I’m involved in on the ‘day job‘, you can catch all of that information on the BBC Internet Blog. However, as my recent trips to Canada (photos pending) and Cornwall have left me feeling very out of touch with the online world then what [...]
Residents complain over Google street view cameras
Another story from BBC News today on the privacy issues surrounding Google’s Street View technology – residents of Broughton, near Milton Keynes, staged a protest and accused Google of invading their privacy and facilitating crime. Twenty five UK cities went live on 19th March with the Netherlands version also going live on the same date, [...]
