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Google meets the neighbors and gets both barrels over its new UK datacenter
Google held a meeting with residents near its new Waltham Cross Datacenter in the UK to address concerns, but faced complaints about poor consultation, noise, and light pollution. Residents criticized the lack of communication and claimed the council and Google did not adequately involve them before construction. Google and the council stated all procedures were followed, but attendees argued the consultation process was ineffective.
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