Reply With QuoteI found my car a while back too, but I am not in it.
Boisking is famous!
I came across this shot on Google Street View and was surprised to see a familiar face!
I do NOT like Street View... gives me the creeps. That's got to be some sort of privacy issue
09 Lexus RX350
.... no Miata
That's cool! Don't tell Billy though. It's obviously a violation of Bo's civil liberties!
BTW, What are you doing? Searching Street View for Miatas? I doubt I'll catch mine. It wasn't parked at FedEx and is garaged otherwise.
So you expect privacy from the street? All you can see is the same thing that anyone driving by sees, except on the internet it is old. There is no privacy in public places, so dont expect it.Originally Posted by MadMonkey
I do NOT like Street View... gives me the creeps. That's got to be some sort of privacy issue
Titus stalking Bo. Be scared Bo, be very scared.
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My house isn't a public place... and not everyone who can see you on the internet is going to be driving by your house in real life. 30 cars per day versus millions of photographs readily available online... it's a big difference. It's cool for about 5 minutes... then you think about how creepy it is for people to be driving by taking pictures of houses.So you expect privacy from the street? All you can see is the same thing that anyone driving by sees, except on the internet it is old. There is no privacy in public places, so dont expect it.
Things like this are only the start
*puts on tin foil hat*
09 Lexus RX350
.... no Miata
You guys have any idea what that all that crap is on the street view camera vehicle?
The view of the outside of your house is a view from a public place. And I really doubt some criminal is going to set down at the computer to case a house that has one or maybe two still pictures from last august of it on the internet.My house isn't a public place... and not everyone who can see you on the internet is going to be driving by your house in real life. 30 cars per day versus millions of photographs readily available online... it's a big difference. It's cool for about 5 minutes... then you think about how creepy it is for people to be driving by taking pictures of houses.
Things like this are only the start
*puts on tin foil hat*
Big Brother
Congrats Bo on being immortalized on Google! Nice pic!
These street views are quite amazing yet show nothing in an invasion of privacy. When you leave your house and go to the grocery store a couple of miles away you are photographed or videotaped at least three or four times before ever stepping into the store. All Google is doing is making that more aware (and available) to the public. The latter seems to be what bothers people most and is understandable.
It's unnerving enough that Dallas county tax assessors website stopped publishing curb-side photos of houses about a year ago. So, we may see laws passed to prevent Google, Zillow, and others from doing the same. In the meantime, remember that there are many camera paths you cross daily anyway and if you truly want privacy then don't drive a convertible with the top down!
PS. I've seen one of these "mapping" vehicles with cameras and lights (not sure what good the lights would be) on top. It was a minivan and looked quite strange. Had what looked like a luggage rack with eight cameras on top and lights between. Not sure what the vehicle is in this picture but it doesn't look like a minivan.
And yet they could, to scope out good areas before actually going there
I don't have people driving by and taking pictures of my house on a daily basis. Yet, now millions of people have access to pictures of it. It has details that you wouldn't get driving by at the speed limit.
I do NOT like it, and any time I see one of those vehicles they're going to get an earful (and probably a few flat tires).
09 Lexus RX350
.... no Miata
How about we keep that contained in the proper sectionThat's cool! Don't tell Billy though. It's obviously a violation of Bo's civil liberties!
BTW, What are you doing? Searching Street View for Miatas? I doubt I'll catch mine. It wasn't parked at FedEx and is garaged otherwise.
99 Miata Black
I have a Dr appointment in the area and was looking at the street view to see what the building looked like to make traveling there a little easier. I spotted a Miata, so I zoomed in and saw Bo.
Interesting, I looked up my house only to find it NOT THERE! My neighbors homes on each side are there, and my mailbox is visible, but the rest of the house looks like it's been airbrushed out.
Guess my anti-google foil in the windows really works!
Heh. You must be on the list.
Maybe 4 wheels aren't so bad after all... wickett.org
It only goes to show when people can no longer discriminate on the grounds of race, religion, or sexual orientation, they can improvise and still find someone to hate. - Dave Moulton
Thats what I was thinking too. Can't say I'm surprised though.
I'm just glad I had actually mowed the lawn that week... Actually... it looks edged... Mrs. TC must have mowed the lawn that week.Thats what I was thinking too. Can't say I'm surprised though.
Maybe 4 wheels aren't so bad after all... wickett.org
It only goes to show when people can no longer discriminate on the grounds of race, religion, or sexual orientation, they can improvise and still find someone to hate. - Dave Moulton
Another cool one is the Birdseye view of Virtual Earth. I have been using it to look at houses we are interested in. You can see aeriel photos from 4 different angles.
Oh, that is GREAT!! We're starting to look for a new house and that's a fantastic help! You never get a sense of lot size or how close the neighbors are from the MLS listings, so this is all kinds of useful!
They've got much more recent photos than Google too, at least up here in little D.
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