WTF are google up too?

[Drew b]

I keep seeing these tinkers up and down the motorway network.What (if any) use will these photos of our front doors be,other than to criminals? Surely they have something better to do?

[mybrainhurts]

They'll get a slap if I see them...

[Drew b]

I'll sleep now.
What is the point though?An improved Google earth? Just more info for our robbing brethren?

Edited by Drew b on Thursday 31st July 02:22

[Buster Bakdorzin]

mybrainhurts said:

They'll get a slap if I see them...

And I'll open my Brolly inside them after soaking it in pure chilli concentrate extract, sharpening the mounted bayonet and fixing an RPG on the end.

They're Exactly like Tesco, just without the groceries, credit cards and broadband, the shop locations and fueling stations, club card points, shopping trolleys, baskets and cashiers!

[p1esk]

Eh? What's this all about then?

Best wishes all,
Dave.

[Silent1]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/07/google_spy...

[p1esk]

Silent1 said:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/07/google_spy...

Thanks. I didn't know about that, and now that I do I'm not sure I like it.

BTW, google maps was working OK yesterday afternoon, but last night it ceased functioing and it still hasn't recovered. Anybody else found this?

Best wishes all,
Dave.

[Sixpackpert]

p1esk said:

Silent1 said:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/07/google_spy...

Thanks. I didn't know about that, and now that I do I'm not sure I like it.

BTW, google maps was working OK yesterday afternoon, but last night it ceased functioing and it still hasn't recovered. Anybody else found this?

Best wishes all,
Dave.

Yep, knew it wasn't working last night. Just tried it now and it's fine for me.

[Orb the Impaler]

I fail to see what's the problem with this - if someone want to rob your house they can just walk up the road, ffs. It's taking pictures of roads. I really don't get it, or is it a simple extension of the terrorist/peadophile camera thing?

[filski666]

saw one of them in Coventry yesterday, wondered what the fk it was, now I know!

ETA

Edited by filski666 on Thursday 31st July 13:34

[Fetchez la vache]

Privacy issues aside, I wish there was something like this when I did history at school. Would have made history lessons about the victorians a bit more bloody interesting...

Not that Google were about in victorian times, obviously

[Darkslider]

Buster Bakdorzin said:

mybrainhurts said:

They'll get a slap if I see them...

And I'll open my Brolly inside them after soaking it in pure chilli concentrate extract, sharpening the mounted bayonet and fixing an RPG on the end.

They're Exactly like Tesco, just without the groceries, credit cards and broadband, the shop locations and fueling stations, club card points, shopping trolleys, baskets and cashiers!

So in other words, more 'not like tesco'

[randomman]

Im not bothered to be honest. I mean, what can crims learn from google that they cant from walking out of their own front door?

People are saying its easier to spot targets, easier than driving down the road, I put them on par with eachother TBH

[MaximumJed]

Not bothered about the privacy issue myself, and besides, when it can produce sequences like this then surely it is worth it?

[Pimpster]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7534755.stm

Story here too

[spitfire-ian]

http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/05/16/girl-flash...

[blueski]

Can someone explain the problem? Surely they're just showing images of what you'd see by walking or driving down any street? Except if you bothered to do it yourself, the faces/numberplates wouldn't be blurred out and the pictures would be live.

Seems useful for checking out hotels, exploring an area you're planning to visit or just checking out what the venue looks like where you're meeting someone. Try it out in New York if you're not convinced.

Here's the Tour de France route, with photos taken every metre or so: www.google.com/tourdefrance2008

Edited by blueski on Thursday 31st July 15:10

[collateral]

There was fuss about Streetview when it first came out because people spent ages going round cities trying to find dodgyness, people dealing and stuff. There are sites with links to the interesting pictures

[Fastra]

One went past me on Peter Street in Manchester last week!


I stuck too fingers up and panned round with it.

Can't wait to see that one.

[Pigeon]

I shall have to take to carrying a set of wire cutters around with me, then if one of these scummy items tries to take my picture I can cut the bloody wires to the camera.