Google (SPY) Street View~ Good idea or not

mickeyd · 06-12-2007, 04:42 PM

Google spies on America. - By Michael Agger - Slate Magazine

Quote:

The latest explosion is Google Street View. The free-sushi-eating Googleheads dreamed up the idea to send a camera-equipped van to take 360-degree shots around the streets of San Francisco, Las Vegas, New York, Denver, and Miami.

Big Brother Google is watching if you live in one of these cities: SF, LV, NY, Denver or Miami. Pretty cool technology, but where will it lead to?

lazygood4nothinbum · 06-12-2007, 04:59 PM

cool, there's me on washington avenue in miami beach cruising some guy on a cell phone. damn, i knew i should have shaved. and my shoes don't match my shirt. what was i thinking.

somebody's watching? who cares. maybe it will get me a date, or better yet, a stalker.

**CuppaJoe** · 06-12-2007, 05:20 PM

I found it very blurry and hard to negotiate but no doubt they will improve it. This could take the fun and mystery out of travel.

Straight-on views of my house can be found elsewhere on the net and I can tell approximately when they were taken by the windows. Seems real estate interests photograph everything whether its currently on the market or not.

More scary was an old college list that could be googled up by typing in my address; it had everything except mother’s maiden name and Social Security number. They have since corrected the problem, and the list is gone.

cute fuzzy bunny · 06-12-2007, 05:25 PM

Already a lawsuit over it...

Google Streetviews raises privacy issues

cube_rat · 06-12-2007, 10:44 PM

There are numerous blogs on the internet encouraging people to locate the best/funniest pic. Look at this one:

Threat Level - Wired Blogs

06-12-2007, 04:59 PM	#2
lazygood4nothinbum Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,783	cool, there's me on washington avenue in miami beach cruising some guy on a cell phone. damn, i knew i should have shaved. and my shoes don't match my shirt. what was i thinking. somebody's watching? who cares. maybe it will get me a date, or better yet, a stalker. __________________ "off with their heads"~~dr. joseph-ignace guillotin "life should begin with age and its privileges and accumulations, and end with youth and its capacity to splendidly enjoy such advantages."~~mark twain - letter to edward kimmitt 1901

06-12-2007, 05:20 PM	#3
CuppaJoe Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Where "the Water is Fine" Posts: 2,010	I found it very blurry and hard to negotiate but no doubt they will improve it. This could take the fun and mystery out of travel. Straight-on views of my house can be found elsewhere on the net and I can tell approximately when they were taken by the windows. Seems real estate interests photograph everything whether its currently on the market or not. More scary was an old college list that could be googled up by typing in my address; it had everything except mother’s maiden name and Social Security number. They have since corrected the problem, and the list is gone. __________________ It's not about timing, it's about time.

06-12-2007, 05:25 PM	#4
cute fuzzy bunny Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ... Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Losing my whump Posts: 22,527	Already a lawsuit over it... Google Streetviews raises privacy issues __________________ Many an optimist has become rich by buying out a pessimist

06-12-2007, 10:44 PM	#5
cube_rat Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,466	There are numerous blogs on the internet encouraging people to locate the best/funniest pic. Look at this one: Threat Level - Wired Blogs __________________ fuzzy? cute?

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