Watch For "Google Earth" Vehicles Filming In Your Area

**im2fst4u** · 03-26-2009, 10:35 PM

This seems pretty cool and I think it will help people see the world who otherwise might not have the chance!

Here come all the "Big Brother" comments!

Google Earth Coming To Your Neighborhood!

**TorqueDog** · 03-26-2009, 11:16 PM

If you should see one of these vans outside your home, quickly press your ass to your front window. Leave your mark on Google StreetView!

**Xtrema** · 03-26-2009, 11:27 PM

Originally posted by im2fst4u
Here come all the "Big Brother" comments!

They blur faces and license plate now. So it isn't as big brotherish.

But the fact that google own so much privacy data just seems wrong.

**nonlinear** · 03-26-2009, 11:28 PM

i wonder what the vans look like?

**Kloubek** · 03-26-2009, 11:30 PM

I was wondering why this service wasn't available here. Now I know! What an incredible service though - to actually see what the street view looks like. Quite amazing when you think about it...

Xtrema: Do you really think it's THAT invasive of privacy? I mean, it's not like these guys are setting up a 360 degree camera in your living room - it's just taking 1 shot of what ANYONE could have seen if they were on the street at that particular point in time. No big deal to me, personally...

What do the vans look like? Something like this:

**Xtrema** · 03-26-2009, 11:59 PM

Originally posted by Kloubek
Xtrema: Do you really think it's THAT invasive of privacy? I mean, it's not like these guys are setting up a 360 degree camera in your living room - it's just taking 1 shot of what ANYONE could have seen if they were on the street at that particular point in time. No big deal to me, personally...

That is always the argument.

The fact that "ANYONE" has gone from hundreds to possible billions. And 1 in a billion will think of something to do with that information. I don't know what but somebody will.

May be it's a stalker planning something in the comfort of his home. May be it's a Nigerian prince want to plan some sort of next level scam base on target's home address and picture of it. Who knows? It's just information needlessly given/taken away.

**Bumjubeo** · 03-27-2009, 06:24 AM

I am so ready to make an ass of myself so I can look at it on street view.

**benyl** · 03-27-2009, 08:52 AM

Originally posted by Xtrema

That is always the argument.

The fact that "ANYONE" has gone from hundreds to possible billions. And 1 in a billion will think of something to do with that information. I don't know what but somebody will.

May be it's a stalker planning something in the comfort of his home. May be it's a Nigerian prince want to plan some sort of next level scam base on target's home address and picture of it. Who knows? It's just information needlessly given/taken away.

I suggest you sell everything and go live in the woods.

They are taking photographs in public places. If you don't want to be photographed, don't go out in public.

**freshprince1** · 03-27-2009, 09:10 AM

Originally posted by Xtrema

They blur faces and license plate now. So it isn't as big brotherish.

But the fact that google own so much privacy data just seems wrong.

Google is slowly outpacing even Walmart at taking over the world.

**szw** · 03-27-2009, 09:12 AM

Originally posted by freshprince1

Google is slowly outpacing even Walmart at taking over the world.

Can't wait for the Goomart conglomerate.

**2002civic** · 03-27-2009, 09:14 AM

I think this is pretty cool actually.

**im2fst4u** · 03-27-2009, 09:25 AM

**em2ab** · 03-27-2009, 09:28 AM

Saw these in New York. They're just black vehicles and I don't think all of them are vans. I think they use ForTwo or something similar as well.

**im2fst4u** · 03-27-2009, 09:32 AM

screwed this post! Computer locked up!

**n1zm0** · 03-27-2009, 09:40 AM

Originally posted by im2fst4u
http://www.youtube.com/v/sIDGyRO6w2o...m&gt;&lt;param</a> name=&quot;allowFullScreen&quot; value=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;allowscriptaccess&quot; value=&quot;always&quot;&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src=&quot;<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/sIDGyRO6w2o&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;border=1&quot;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/v/sIDGyRO6w2o...border=1&quot;</a> type=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot; allowscriptaccess=&quot;always&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;true&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; height=&quot;315&quot;&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>

lol ^ extreme youtube posting fail, here

:

they should send a truck/van down redmile if it gets crazy

**im2fst4u** · 03-27-2009, 09:42 AM

Originally posted by n1zm0

lol ^ extreme youtube posting fail, here :

they should send a truck/van down redmile if it gets crazy

Ya thanks!!!! My system locked up and couldn't get back in to change!

**403Gemini** · 03-27-2009, 10:57 AM

Originally posted by Kloubek
I was wondering why this service wasn't available here. Now I know! What an incredible service though - to actually see what the street view looks like. Quite amazing when you think about it...

Xtrema: Do you really think it's THAT invasive of privacy? I mean, it's not like these guys are setting up a 360 degree camera in your living room - it's just taking 1 shot of what ANYONE could have seen if they were on the street at that particular point in time. No big deal to me, personally...

What do the vans look like? Something like this:

So what if that is a time where you had an itch on your nose and you scratch it, but from their angle it looks like you're picking it - you are now immortalized!!!

Actually it isnt that bad if they're bluring out faces hahaha

**lilmira** · 03-27-2009, 12:25 PM

They should do streetview at night. Then we can count hookers on 3rd ave.

**sexualbanana** · 03-27-2009, 04:48 PM

Originally posted by lilmira
They should do streetview at night. Then we can count hookers on 3rd ave.

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**911fever** · 03-27-2009, 07:30 PM

that's actually pretty cool.

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