Google says its mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. Google often says that it believes ads are information.
What it doesn’t say, but clearly believes, is that you are information to be indexed, made accessible and useful.

[From Analysis: Google's Ad Targeting Turns Algorithms on You | Epicenter from Wired.com]

“The lady concerned was entitled to her privacy and not to have a passing stranger take a photograph,” said the sheriff.

[From BBC NEWS | Scotland | Edinburgh, East and Fife | Man fined for taking photograph]

Caught this to day on BBC News… and then thought it might be worth having a look into what the legal ins and outs of street photography actually are – one of the best resources I’ve found is Simon Moran and Linda Macpherson’s Photographers Rights in the UK. Have a read – in this case I’m not actually convinced that the fine was warranted.. what do you think?