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Gang of villagers chase away Google Car.; Good for them
Topic Started: Apr 3 2009, 06:17 AM (180 Views)
Phlebas
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http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/03/google.anger/index.html

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Google's ambitious plan to offer a 3-D street level view of communities across three continents hit a snag when angry residents of a UK village blocked the search engine's camera car from photographing their homes.

Fearing the appearance of their well appointed properties on the Web site would attract criminals scouting for burglary targets, villagers in Broughton, north of London, summoned the police after spotting the car.

"I was upstairs when I spotted the camera car driving down the lane," resident Paul Jacobs told The Times of London.

"My immediate reaction was anger: How dare anyone take a photograph of my home without my consent? I ran outside to flag the car down and told the driver he was not only invading our privacy but also facilitating crime.

"This is an affluent area. We've already had three burglaries locally in the past six weeks. If our houses are plastered all over Google it's an invitation for more criminals to strike. I was determined to make a stand, so I called the police."

Google's Street View project to map 360-degree images of roads and homes across the world has generated numerous complaints over privacy, despite automated software that blurs faces and car licence plates.

A Google spokesman, quoted by the UK Press Association, said: "Embarking on new projects, we sometimes encounter unexpected challenges, and Street View has been no exception.

"We know that some people are uncomfortable with images of their houses or cars being included in the product, which is why we provide an easy way to request removal of imagery. Most imagery requests are processed within hours."

The spokesman added: "We take privacy very seriously, and we were careful to ensure that all images in our Street View service abide by UK law."
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google maps shot a picture of our property.. and i am there in a pink shirt, taking mail out of the mailbox.

i'm famous!
it behooves me to behold
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Aqua Letifer
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Apr 3 2009, 06:19 AM
google maps shot a picture of our property.. and i am there in a pink shirt, taking mail out of the mailbox.

i'm famous!
That's awesome. I'd totally moon them if they came by my place.
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Frank_W
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Good. :angry:
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Me: "Man, that's a lot of lampshades!"
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JBryan
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They got a real good shot of my car.
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Frank_W
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Heh... I'll bet I could get a real good shot of theirs, with the right scope. :devilgrin:
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Mark
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HOLY CARP!!!
A gang of villagers? :lol: You made it sound like a mob descended down upon this car with torches and pitch forks!

Anyway, gives new meaning to the words, "Geek Squad".

Was is a VW Beatle? :lol:
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Luke's Dad
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You don't want pictures of your property up on Google? Fine. Privacy and all that. But don't hand me this whole "It will bring criminals here to loot our village, steal our women, and rape our horses" crap. Nobody's going to be going through google and say "Hey, there's a likely neighborhood 400 miles away, let's go steal from there!" A burglar is going to break into areas that he knows. He's much more likely to be your neighbor than somebody hours away, and your neighbors sure as hell don't need to see google maps to know it's an affluent neighborhood. Youy've had three breakins without google maps. I think your secret's out! :rolleyes2:
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Frank_W
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Two words, you stupid sheep: Arm yourselves!

Baseball bats, guns, chains... Whatever you've got. The next time some asshole breaks into your home, hurt him bad enough that the ambulance has to come help him out of your home.

I guarantee, the crime rate will drop significantly.

If I know you're a pencil-necked little wimp that isn't going to do anything but wet yourself if someone breaks in, and I know you're affluent, pffft.... I might even be tempted to break into your house.

Dorks.

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