Comments on: How to put blinders on Google Street View

Want to remove yourself from Google's street-level imagery? Here's how.

[allsux]

Thanks for the additional info!

I found you via your link to my site analytics ( http://WebUrbanist.com ) - glad you found it useful and linked to it! Meanwhile, I hadn't discovered that report function yet, or its limitations. I have a feeling (and rather hope) that they broaden the grounds on which people can flag and remove pictures of them or their property (and pets).

[geotrotter]

Google Street View Sights

I added here the best Street View http://www.geo-trotter.com/cat-street-view.php

[Mapper99]

Check out this huge list of Street View Sightings.

http://streetviewgallery.corank.com

[jevenew]

Google View privacy issue

Unless I missed something, I really don't see an issue here. If you go out in public, (to go to work, smoke a cigarette, visit your favorite madam or tavern), and you haven't developed some sort of cloking device, you better believe that you will be seen, and if the activity is something of interest, it will be on YouTube before your next breath.

[Fil0403]

Are you sure?

Why do I have the extremly strong feeling that if it would be Microsoft your opinion on the subject would be slightly different?

[fedtho]

BIG issue! We may be USED to it,but it's NOT legal

...unless the USA allow much more freedom in such practices than Europe does - I admit I can't say I know everything on the subject.

As sadly frequent as this kind of violation may be in our everyday life (media like TV, newspapers or websites being the usual suspects here):
in Europe (at least), taking the picture of someone, filming him, and then making the result available to public access in ANY way is a violation of privacy. And this is part of the most elementary procedures to protect privacy - "here in Europe", anyway.

It has become VERY easy to take anyone's picture in the street without his/her knowledge, but you are legally BOUND to ask this persons permission if you want to use that picture for any other purpose than viewing the result at home.

Just i.e., the appearance of cameras on cell phones has made it easy for boys from age 7 to 77 to take pictures from under a girl's dress or skirt; you can see an "ISSUE" here, I should think?
Well: it happens a lot, not many of these stolen-panties-picture-artists get caught - but that doesn't mean it's alright or legal, does it?

I find it difficult to imagine that in the USA, such a blunt invasion of your legitimate RIGHT OVER YOUR OWN IMAGE shouldn't be covered by the law.
If it isn't - if in the USA, you CAN actually take a picture of your neighbour and post it in God knows what context on the web WITHOUT BREAKING ANY LAW, then, please, let me know, I'd be very interested.

[my98olds]

Great Street View Site

They should consider only blurring the requested images and not remove entire city blocks. The image of the guy peeing next to the road was removed but about a mile of road where you could zoom in to see him was removed also.
I fear that it could become almost unusable in the policy continues.

If you are looking for some Street View finds I have a site here:

http://www.mapmole.com


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