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Google Street View, Meet Your Avian Nemesis

By John Herrman Published March 18, 2010, 11:40 pm ET

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Now leading the privacy crusade against Google: birds! Spotted in the English beachside town of Brighton, where even the gulls are nervous about the Big G. [Google Maps]

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