Statues blurred by Google to 'protect privacy'

Statues that stood at locations in Lincoln as part of a Magna Carta trail have had their faces blurred on Google's Street View.



The 25 Lincoln Baron figures, designed by Lincolnshire artists, were on display between June and September.



Chris Kirkwood, chief executive of the Drill Hall theatre, which also had a giant face on the side of its building blurred, said: "It's taking anonymity a little too far for me, but having said that I just think it's funny."



Google said: "We automatically blur faces and license plates that appear in Street View. Sometimes our technology can work a little too well, where you will see the faces of animals, statues or posters blurred too."