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#26 2008-07-31 9:35 pm
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Re: Google retreats a bit in face of Street View lawsuit
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#27 2008-07-31 9:45 pm
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#28 2008-08-01 8:26 am
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Hehe, reminds me of that old Dr Who episode where giant alien plants take over a mansion......
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#29 2008-08-01 9:13 am
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That image is scary (and insulting to Ents)
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#30 2008-08-01 9:28 am
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Re: Google retreats a bit in face of Street View lawsuit
I checked out the google street images of my house. Creepy.
What was odd (but understandable) were the cars driving by through the sequence of photos. I've got a long frontage to the road, so there's three or four shots with frozen images of different vehicles passing in front of the camera.
Aw, he's no fun, he fell right over.
Unless you become as little children, there's no way you will believe this crap.
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#31 2008-08-01 9:38 am
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I always found street view lacked a certain level of image detail.
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#32 2008-08-01 10:37 am
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That image is scary (and insulting to Ents)
Agreed wholeheartedly.
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#33 2008-08-01 12:21 pm
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Re: Google retreats a bit in face of Street View lawsuit
Oh great, they finally went down my road (they skipped it the first time through) but they did it on trash day. Lovely. 
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#34 2008-08-01 1:20 pm
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Re: Google retreats a bit in face of Street View lawsuit
IN TODAY'S technological society where you can do almost anything on the web – how much privacy do we surfers really have?
In response to a lawsuit, Google was asked if there is such a thing as ‘complete privacy’ in this day and age, to which the company flatly replied: no.
“Today’s satellite-image technology means that even in today’s desert, complete privacy does not exist,” the un-evil one declared.
The suit was filed by the Pittsburg Boring couple, Aaron and Christine.
So that's that. Privacy, you kant haz it. 
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#35 2008-08-02 9:18 am
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Re: Google retreats a bit in face of Street View lawsuit
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Oh great, they finally went down my road (they skipped it the first time through) but they did it on trash day. Lovely.
same here ... only we had less trash ... 
I think we should sue google because they took pictures of our trash.
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#36 2008-08-02 10:14 am
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Re: Google retreats a bit in face of Street View lawsuit
mrreet2001 wrote:
pottymouth wrote:
Lovely.
same here ... only we had less trash ...
I think we should sue google because they took pictures of our trash.
potty - you do realize that you just told the interwebs where you live? (Unless you lied)
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#37 2008-08-02 10:46 am
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If it was Microsoft doing this, people here would be far less defensive.
Google is crossing the line.
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#38 2008-08-02 10:59 am
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Mom and Dad's house is there, mine isn't.
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#39 2008-08-02 11:47 am
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If it was Microsoft doing this, people here would be far less defensive.
Google is crossing the line.
You've GOT to be kidding.
(I suspect most of us would be even more defensive. That's Microsoft you're talking about.)
I suspect there are other reasons we're "meh" about a reduction in privacy.
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#40 2008-08-02 12:26 pm
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I think he meant defensive against Microsoft's actions.
Honestly I'd only be concerned if it were truly plane based, much higher detail, and/or happened much more often than these drives actually occur, Google, Yahoo, or Microsoft. Then again I don't do things like run around naked with my blinds open.
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#41 2008-08-02 12:37 pm
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I should note I do believe in privacy but know it's my own responsibility. If I fulfill my responsibilities in maintaining my privacy and it is still violated then I have issues.
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#42 2008-08-02 12:40 pm
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I think he meant defensive against Microsoft's actions.
Honestly I'd only be concerned if it were truly plane based, much higher detail, and/or happened much more often than these drives actually occur, Google, Yahoo, or Microsoft. Then again I don't do things like run around naked with my blinds open.
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