Comments on: UK Google Street View (mis)adventure

By: RadialSkid

RadialSkid — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:03:34 +0000

“Consider that Street View creates images of whatever it sees, without the consent of those who either get caught in it, or have a vested interest in securing a property or even a work in progress. Whether an image is edited for output or not, the original image is in a Googleâs server. The subject of that image has no say or protection.”

That can happen at ANY time when you’re in public. A person doesn’t need your permission to take your picture. You don’t want to be seen doing stupid things? Don’t do stupid things in public.

Does anyone NEED Google street view? No. Is it a handy program to explore areas you’ve never been? Yes. Should I be denied this program because some people are paranoid and don’t think other people should be able to see their house when they live in the middle of a highly populated area? I don’t think so.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:09:20 +0000

“The people that want to block this are idiots.”

I think some people that have been captured at some really inopportune moments, in their own backyards, by roving cameras on city-ordained private streets, might think you’re the idiot. Quite frankly, I’d be inclined to agree with them in that case anyway.

Consider that Street View creates images of whatever it sees, without the consent of those who either get caught in it, or have a vested interest in securing a property or even a work in progress. Whether an image is edited for output or not, the original image is in a Google’s server. The subject of that image has no say or protection.

The people that think they NEED this are, indeed, idiots.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 22:05:49 +0000

Google Streetview is one of the coolest things I’ve seen in a long time. A few days ago I used it to scout out an unfamiliar area and locate a business that my friend was looking for. Being able to virtually drive down the street and see the buildings as they would look from the car made finding the business easy.

If they were using real-time cameras to watch everyone, I’d object, but there’s no harm in still images that are often months out of date.

The people that want to block this are idiots.

By: www.eZee.se

www.eZee.se — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:06:22 +0000

Hey!
Anybody have a link to those masterplans?

I have some Acme products from Warner Bros that I think can come in handy in pulling off a heist…
I also have an accomplice… I cant tell you who it is but all I will say is he’s never been caught and likes saying “beep! beep!”….

By: Comeoncomcast

Comeoncomcast — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:16:56 +0000

Not cool > http://torrentfreak.com/two-swedish-file-sharers-arrested-090403/

By: RhYnoECfnW

RhYnoECfnW — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:08:28 +0000

The burglary thing is something I could never really get my head around. Seeing a picture of a house is hardly making it easier for someone to rob you, in fact it’ll actually be a lot easier for thieves if they just turned up and had a look around for themselves!

By: RadialSkid

RadialSkid — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:04:05 +0000

I don’t know how things work in the UK, but in the US, as long as they photograph it from the road, you can’t say jack squat about it. They’re in public, they can photograph whatever they want.

How is someone seeing a picture of the front of your house going to induce them to robbing it any more than simply driving by and seeing the house from the road?