Plastic bag conquers Google Street View

Privacy advocates should take note of an effective way to avert the prying eyes of Google Street View: the lowly plastic bag.

Google Street View foiled by a plastic bag.

(Credit: Google)

A block of College Road in Fairbanks, Alaska, along with portions of Minnie St. and Third St. show what a driver would see only if wearing a plastic bag on his or her head. As Google Sightseeing observes, you can tell what it is by the fact that it says "plastic bag" on the inside.

So now perhaps we know which scheming multibillion dollar search engine is behind San Francisco's ban on plastic bags.

[dbargen]

The less voyeurism the better, I say. Everyone who is annoyed by traffic/public space/CCTV cameras, raise your hand...

[eng.dan]

ooh. a new use for bags.

[chad.armstrong]

haha this is too funny

[krosavcheg]

Recycling is a good thing. But seriously, How long before someone sees this a a chance get free advertising by co-opting the field of view?

[tmunkee]

why? What do you have to hide? Or what do you do you have shame? you a closet freak?

[Mapper99]

http://streetviewgallery.corank.com/tech/story/google-has-censored-most-of-Southside-

[Mapper99]

There are a few seedy areas in Chicago where Google got out the sock and covered the camera:

http://streetviewgallery.corank.com/tech/story/google-has-censored-most-of-Southside-

[kevsmail]

I don't get the point of this story. Someone ran up to the Google car-cam and put a bag over the lens when nobody was looking?

[jackdaniels08]

This is a no story. The writer is just being silly trying to connect a plastic bag with privacy issues. I thought April Fool's already passed.

[novalus]

The full travel of the bag :D http://maps . google . com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=123312745528739717,64.847159,-147.698146&saddr=4th+St+%4064.847159,+-147.698146&daddr=64.849703,-147.699594&mra=mi&mrsp=1,0&sz=14&sll=64.85098,-147.694445&sspn=0.017472,0.064459&layer=c&ie=UTF8&z=14&cbll=64.847159,-147.698146&panoid=VXExoUlapYtBS4Jw6xf63Q

[thegibson]

Looks like it was rainy out. Bet the bag was put over the camera by the Google team, then they forgot to take it off before they went out. Or maybe they stopped somewhere, put the bag on, waited until the rain was over, then took off, forgetting they had covered the camera. If you're looking straight down you can't even see the car, which suggests the bag was tied down under the camera.

[btljooz]

Google Street View is not only an invasion of privacy, but I've found at least one address that IS [b]WRONG!!![/b]

When I called them to report the error the guy that answered my call was extremely rude. So I asked to speak to his supervisor. He told me that I had to give him the name of his supervisor to be able to speak to this person. I asked him how I was supposed to know the name of his supervisor and he insisted I give it to him. I told him to stick all things Google where the Sun don't shine and that I was going to go back to Yahoo! and hung up in his ear.

So much for Google's "Do no evil", eh? ?:|

[HiF|yer]

Somewhat silly article, don't you think?

[benjaminstraight]

benjamin straight writes: Ha! Inventive.