Did you feel ever so slightly uneasy about Google Maps' ability to zoom down to within a restraining order's distance away from your rooftops? Well, you ain't seen nothing yet. The internet behemoth is now setting its sights on your front door, with reports suggesting it may soon expand its Street View mapping service beyond the 24 cities already clocked up in the States.

So if you see a Google van bombing down your street with photographers at the ready to capture an image of your property, better get the air rifle, the boiling fat, sack of gravel and the rotten eggs ready.

09 Apr 2008