Google takes pics of homes

Plans by Google to photograph millions of British homes and publish them online have been condemned as a "gross invasion of privacy". The Internet giant's StreetView website will allow anyone in the world to type in a UK address or postal code and instantly see a 360-degree picture of the street. The site was launched in major American cities last year and is designed to complement Google Earth, a collection of satellite pictures that covers every square mile of the globe.