Google's Street View technology carries a small risk of privacy invasion but should not be stopped, the UK's Information Commissioner has ruled.

"It would not be in the public interest to 'turn the digital clock back'," he said. "In the same way, there is no law against anyone taking pictures of people in the street as long as the person using the camera is not harassing people," he said.

He added: "In a world where many people Tweet, Facebook and blog, it is important to take a commonsense approach towards Street View and the relatively limited privacy intrusion it may cause."

And a hurrah for common sense.

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