Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Science and Technology > Internet
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
 
Old 05-24-2008, 06:44 PM
 
Location: Michigan
29,391 posts, read 55,631,104 times
Reputation: 22044

Advertisements

It has been a boon to directionally challenged drivers as well as the focus of legal actions raising privacy concerns.

It is Google Maps' Street View, a feature that captures on-the-spot images of streets and landmarks along your driving route, and some of those chance images are odd enough that they have developed a cult following of their own online.

FOXNews.com - Online Sleuths Find Bizarre Images on Google Maps - Science News | Science & Technology | Technology News
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 05-24-2008, 06:51 PM
Bo Bo won $500 in our forum's Most Engaging Poster Contest - Tenth Edition (Apr-May 2014). 

Over $104,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum and additional contests are planned
 
Location: Ohio
17,107 posts, read 38,134,303 times
Reputation: 14447
Here's a little larger collection of Street View images on a single page.

Smile ..You are on Google Street View!!! [Pics] | Bad-Control
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 05-30-2008, 02:08 PM
 
3,060 posts, read 7,427,395 times
Reputation: 1259
I've seen some interesting ones. Once a kid was riding his bike, and if you clicked the North arrow, the next frame shows that he had fallen off.

I'll see if I can find it again...
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 05-30-2008, 04:51 PM
 
3,060 posts, read 7,427,395 times
Reputation: 1259
ET and the laser beam


They took the bike kid picture down.


Scuba Steve?!?



Stuck
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 05-31-2008, 08:02 PM
 
Location: Land of Thought and Flow
8,323 posts, read 15,178,459 times
Reputation: 4957
That is quite hysterical....

But it does raise several questions about privacy and protected persons...
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 06-21-2008, 10:52 AM
 
Location: Seattle, WA
1,368 posts, read 6,507,182 times
Reputation: 542
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kuharai View Post
That is quite hysterical....

But it does raise several questions about privacy and protected persons...
Except for the fact that you need to have a 'reasonable degree of privacy'.

Aka, if you are not taking actions to conceal yourself from cameras... you don't have a 'reasonable expectation of privacy'.

For instance, if your blinds are open and you happen to be nude in your living room when the streetview van takes your picture... if your blinds aren't closed, you don't have that reasonable expectation.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 06-24-2008, 05:23 PM
 
Location: Lettuce Land
681 posts, read 2,914,374 times
Reputation: 255
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kuharai View Post
But it does raise several questions about privacy and protected persons...
I believe most reasonable people would think the only questions raised might be in the minds of tort attorneys. Note: I said "reasonable".
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 06-25-2008, 08:09 AM
 
Location: Texas
5,068 posts, read 10,138,439 times
Reputation: 1651
I noticed you can allow Google to access your camera and microphone.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Science and Technology > Internet
Similar Threads

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top