The privacy issue flared briefly when Google Street View arrived in Britain a fortnight ago. In among the blushes over illicit stolen kisses and the luckless bloke caught urinating, there was a flurry of genuine unease about abusive men snooping on fleeing partners or the government peering through our windows.
Every breath you take Every move you make Every bond you break Every step you take I'll be watching you What was once a wistful lament for lost love now reads like an anthem for the surveillance society. The problem is that not enough of us are singing it.
