Comments on: Street View gets scary

By: Real Estate Christchurch

Real Estate Christchurch — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:54:10 +0000

This Google Street View is no longer “just in the movies” but a real thing which makes it scary. It is a very useful tool especially for traveling but other than that, it’s creepy. Great post! Cool video.

By: Petrol

Petrol — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:02:34 +0000

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By: sohbet

sohbet — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:07:20 +0000

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By: Sasha

Sasha — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:40:16 +0000

I have no sympathy for people who overuse the “If you’re in public anyone can see you anyway”. That may be true for the odd twenty people passing by, but what about when the entire world has access to it? Then it becomes another issue entirely. If this reaches Australia I will be very upset, people can be stapped walking out of brothels, alcoholics anonymous meetings and what about fertility clinics?
What makes us trust google so much? Imagine if the Government had done this, then there would be an uproar. I think we need to re-think our priorities and who we trust most.

By: tshirts

tshirts — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:23:10 +0000

This is definitely great for travelling purposes – I mean, actually, it’s brilliant. Really brilliant. While their may be privacy issues (but, not really, since anyone can legally take a snapshot of your street) the real problem I sometimes worry about is national security. Is it right that just anyone at any part of the world can now get significant details about areas in your country? I wonder how that really helps national security, to be honest.

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tshirts — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:22:46 +0000

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By: M. Imenik

M. Imenik — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 02:08:19 +0000

Hehe very cool Video, theres no need to be scared of the google street view, i mean its just 20 cities and not every street is being shot.

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:05:24 +0000

Wow, I found this to be very fascinating, instead of scary. I can see the negative aspects of streetview, but I think it would also be very helpful. I love to travel, and sometimes directions can be YIKES when traveling in unknown towns and cities. Being able to pick out certain details ( like a church, or an interesting tree) could be reassuring that you are on the right street when traveling. Personally I think this type of technology could be helpful in the future.

By: Dean Shareski

Dean Shareski — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:39:49 +0000

Kim,

I believe the company that does this is from Calgary. At any rate, I know there have been some concerns raised but again, when you’re in public, you certainly have to be prepared for this. What stops a newspaper photography from snapping a random picture of someone on the street? It’s been going on for years but certainly not as rabid as this makes it. It’s not stopping so we may as well get used to it.

By: Mapper99

Mapper99 — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:49:00 +0000

It’s on its way to Canada…The Google vehicle has already snapped all the streets in Montreal!

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:42:25 +0000

The whole concept of Street View scares me a little. Well, a lot, actually. While Google Maps and Google Earth have some very practical uses, I’m not sure that I can say the same for Street View. Could this not be considered an invasion of privacy? I’m hoping that it never makes its way to Canada…

By: Mapper99

Mapper99 — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:53:49 +0000

Check out some fun Google Street View Sightings here:

http://streetviewgallery.corank.com