The UK's Information Commissioner rejected a complaints over the internet giant's new application Street View that critics say breaches privacy laws.

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It said the service, which allows users to take a virtual scroll along Britain's streets, does not breach the Data Protection Act.

A spokesman said removing the entire service would be “disproportionate to the relatively small risk of privacy detriment”.

The mapping application, which features cars, people and homes, has divided internet users across the country.

Earlier this month angry villagers in Broughton, Buckinghamshire, formed a human barrier to protect their homes from being photographed by a passing Google car with its distinctive 360-degree camera on the roof.