Platform: Tricky balancing act between right to know and right to privacy

GOOGLE Street View, the controversial mapping service that has stirred some resentment, allows individuals to view 360-degree images of the road outside any address on virtually any street in 25 UK cities.

However, with its potential to include pictures of individuals or the inside of a person's house, the campaign group Privacy International has lodged a complaint with the Information Commissioner. This is over claims that a number of people in the St...