Help me with my assignment: Google Streetview.

Priam · **Posted:** Wed Jun 06, 2007 12:58 pm

Anyone allready looked at Google streetview?

If not, check it out at http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=5th+ave+nyc&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=46.630055,82.265625&ie=UTF8&ll=40.78782,-73.965282&spn=0.0438,0.080338&z=14&om=1&layer=c&cbll=40.77504,-73.96515&cbp=1,360,0.5,0

It allows you to take a look at the streets of 5 (for now) major american city's. use the arrow key to navigate.

Anyways, i need to do an assignment about this at school. with one major question.

Do you think Google Streetview violates people's privacy? and if answered yes, or no: Why?

Thanks.

- Priam

Crumpets · **Joined:** Aug 2006 **Posts:** 7800 **Location:**

Old hehe ^^

Can't be bothered to dig up the post .. but it's 2? weeks old now ... I'm against it tho.

Priam · **Posted:** Wed Jun 06, 2007 1:50 pm

Crumpets wrote:

Old hehe ^^

Can't be bothered to dig up the post .. but it's 2? weeks old now ... I'm against it tho.

And why's that?

i know there has been anothe rpost, but this one is related to my assignment, and the main question i need answered.

DarkJackal · **Joined:** Feb 2006 **Posts:** 6119 **Location:** A den~

I don't think its violating any privacy unless they go on private property >.>.

rek · **Posted:** Wed Jun 06, 2007 2:03 pm

Of course it should be allowed. Why not? psshhh people privacy lol, theyre out in public :roll:

Priam · **Posted:** Wed Jun 06, 2007 2:14 pm

One women filed complaints with the police cause her cat is visible behind the window in one of the pictures, is she plain mental, or does she still have some grounds?

Thinking about George Orwell - 1984 here.

rek · **Posted:** Wed Jun 06, 2007 2:20 pm

you know, because of that cat everyone will know all her details :banghead:

she has problems :!:

DarkJackal · **Joined:** Feb 2006 **Posts:** 6119 **Location:** A den~

I think shes retarded, if your her cat is visible to this google street then its visible to anyone walking down the street, and how can she complain about that? >.>.

PsYch008 · **Joined:** Aug 2006 **Posts:** 4451 **Location:** reno

well, it isnt a privacy violation yet... but i can see it becomming one very soon.

Tygrah · **Joined:** Jul 2006 **Posts:** 85 **Location:**

I saw this article, which might be useful, on el Reg today.

Redskin350 · **Joined:** Jan 2007 **Posts:** 129

Priam wrote:

One women filed complaints with the police cause her cat is visible behind the window in one of the pictures, is she plain mental, or does she still have some grounds?

Thinking about George Orwell - 1984 here.

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tell that bitch to move the cat

Priam · **Posted:** Thu Jun 07, 2007 8:26 am

Redskin350 wrote:

Priam wrote:

One women filed complaints with the police cause her cat is visible behind the window in one of the pictures, is she plain mental, or does she still have some grounds?

Thinking about George Orwell - 1984 here.

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tell that bitch to move the cat

lol!

Nah, she's on about how this will escalate into something bigger, where people from all around the world will be able to see what's in her closet for example.

PureOwnage · **Joined:** Jun 2006 **Posts:** 1104

Not an invasion of privacy due to it being in a public location. Also you cannot positivly ID anyone due to the extream pixilation at full zoom in. Unless you have a government grade computer face recogniciton program and the people are in AFIS

Priam · **Posted:** Thu Jun 07, 2007 8:46 am

PureOwnage wrote:

Not an invasion of privacy due to it being in a public location. Also you cannot positivly ID anyone due to the extream pixilation at full zoom in. Unless you have a government grade computer face recogniciton program and the people are in AFIS

True, but this doesn't always count. Some photo's are high res- enough, and taken from a close range.

_wolf_ · **Posted:** Thu Jun 07, 2007 10:53 am

wow that program is awesome :shock:

cant wait for the future ^^

Redskin350 · **Joined:** Jan 2007 **Posts:** 129

if they really wanted to stop the google streetview just have like a bunch of people who dont like it streak across the camera ^^ but that would be wrong for the kids

PureOwnage · **Joined:** Jun 2006 **Posts:** 1104

As long as they are not recording audio, california state law (and I think USA law) does not consider it invasion of privacy.

Slugfest · **Posted:** Thu Jun 07, 2007 11:05 pm

Besides all that, evidently the satellite imagery and photos taken at Google aren't in any kind of "real time", so spying on someone would be awfully difficult, wouldn't ya think?

Priam · **Posted:** Fri Jun 08, 2007 6:34 am

It's not spying, it's more of a privacy thing in the matter of people being able to see what you are doing, or even what you posses.

Priam · **Posted:** Sat Jun 09, 2007 8:18 am

Guys, thanks for all your replies.

I passed my assignment, and your replies helped!

thanks a lot!

- Priam

Stress · **Posted:** Sat Jun 09, 2007 8:25 am

Just to add one more thing: This is just the start. Mind you.

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