Thai villagers on Wednesday apologised for mistaking a Google worker for a government snoop as he carried out mapping for the Internet giant's "Street View" programme in a remote area.
The man was stopped by villagers at Sa Iap, in northern Thailand, on Tuesday as he drove through in a marked Google car with a camera attached to a turret.
They suspected him of being sent by the government to conduct a survey for a controversial dam project that has stirred local opposition.
Villagers surrounded the man's car, questioned him and then took him to the local temple to swear in front of a statue of Buddha that he was not working for the government.
Devout locals said the man -- who is Thai -- would face bad luck within a week if he lied in front of the Buddha's image.
"Villagers apologise to Google for the misunderstanding that he came to survey the area to build the dam," said a statement posted on the Facebook page for locals opposing the dam.
One resident said the Google car stirred suspicion as it toured side streets in their small village with a camera visible on the roof. Full story...
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The man was stopped by villagers at Sa Iap, in northern Thailand, on Tuesday as he drove through in a marked Google car with a camera attached to a turret.
They suspected him of being sent by the government to conduct a survey for a controversial dam project that has stirred local opposition.
Villagers surrounded the man's car, questioned him and then took him to the local temple to swear in front of a statue of Buddha that he was not working for the government.
Devout locals said the man -- who is Thai -- would face bad luck within a week if he lied in front of the Buddha's image.
"Villagers apologise to Google for the misunderstanding that he came to survey the area to build the dam," said a statement posted on the Facebook page for locals opposing the dam.
One resident said the Google car stirred suspicion as it toured side streets in their small village with a camera visible on the roof. Full story...
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