Wednesday, 11 May 2016

Google to launch Street View in people's homes

Google Street View will begin launching its maps of private residences across the country, which allows internet users to take a virtual tour of anybody's house.

The ambitious privacy busting initiative is hoping to help burglars to plan their movements inside houses they intend to rob.

Employees from Google began invading homes in December 2015.

The route will follow the interiors of every house in the country, starting at the front garden and will include the living room, the kitchen as well as bedrooms, bathrooms, the loft and the back garden, if there is one.

Scotland Yard says it will help them to plan drug busts on a potential dealer's house.

"We hope that by bringing Street View into private homes, we will be able to see if the owners have any cannabis plants, and if they do, what strategy we can take to smash their front door and windows in whilst destroying other possessions in the home at the same time." a Scotland Yard spokesman was quoted as saying.

Charles and Beth Golfer, from Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire were rudely awoken by several Google employees taking 360-degree images of their bedroom last month, however in a fit of irony, their clock radio had failed to go off at 7am, the time it is normally set for.

As a result, the Golfer's would have been late for work had it not been for the Google employees invading their home.

"We are of course, eternally grateful that the lovely employees from Google were there to wake us up after our alarm clock failed to go off, however we will still be suing them." said Mr Golfer.

A dreary Mr Golfer then yawned, glanced a dirty look towards a Google employee taking images and then told him "I'll see you in Strasbourg!" before heading to the bathroom for his morning shower, where another Google employee was taking images in there, at the same time.

However it won't be Google's only trip to Strasbourg as documents released on Wikileaks show they are intending to take legal action against full time hoarder Elliot Jackson of Northampton, as he obstructed Google's access to his property by not having enough room in his house for the 360-degree camera to swing fully inside his living room.

While images are still being taken in the 26 million homes across the UK, there is currently full coverage for houses in major conurbations in England including Greater London, West Midlands, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, West Yorkshire, Tyneside, Teesside and Brighton & Hove. Full UK coverage is expected by Autumn 2016.

Coming to your home soon!

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