June 30, 2009, 9:00 AM — Usually crime victims don't like to be reminded of what they suffered. But a 14-year-old boy who was mugged in the Netherlands was pleasantly surprised to see a photo record of the attack on him recorded for posterity on Google Street View. Though the public version of the image had the faces automatically fuzzed out, Google was able to produce the original picture -- and police were able to track down the assailants.
[ via BBC News ]
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