Pragmatopian Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7488524.stm Street View matches photos of locations to maps, including passers-by who were captured as the photograph was taken. Privacy International, a UK rights group, believes the technology breaks data protection laws. Some individuals in the US have complained about their images being used and Google has said it removed their presence on request. So Europeans may lose out on an awesome new tool because someone who happened to be walking down a street while a photograph was taken had their privacy rights infringed? Groups like Privacy International undermine their legitimate concerns regarding the harvesting of data inappropriately on the part of governments, marketeers and criminals by focusing on a benign technology 'coincidentally' produced by a high-profile entity like Google, which is guaranteed to get them column inches. *Pages all tinfoil-hat-wearing paraoics to the thread* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemonday Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 *Pages all tinfoil-hat-wearing paraoics to the thread* Happy to oblige- Yet another example of the relentless march of the jackbooted control freak Orwellian Big Brother, high tec Nazis as they lay their evil plans to monitor our every breath from cradle to grave and beyond! Citizens of freedom, rise up against the technology of oppression before we are all absorbed into the matrix and enslaved by the brutal military/industrial complex. What next satellite monitoring of smokers?????????? Skynet is coming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *Pause for breath* PS Like the introduction of smoking to the thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimcalagon Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Skynet is coming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's already here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ai_Droid Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 PS Like the introduction of smoking to the thread? A few bonus points still available for incorporating speed cameras and national speed limits. Yep, this is batshit insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*daniel* Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 We should write to google and tell them we have no objections to them coming over here =] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinahand Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 The idea that someone standing in a public place can claim privacy (or commercial) rights for incidentally ending up in a commercial photograph or even film is total and utter toss. If they win their case it will stop 90% of news coverage etc etc. Stupidity of the first order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 The idea that someone standing in a public place can claim privacy (or commercial) rights for incidentally ending up in a commercial photograph or even film is total and utter toss. When we were living accross the our council decided it wanted a photographic database of everyones house. They then put all the pictures online. Included in the images were cars, people, children etc. It lasted about two weeks before they had to shut it down due to local complaints. Quite right too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monasqueen Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 The idea that someone standing in a public place can claim privacy (or commercial) rights for incidentally ending up in a commercial photograph or even film is total and utter toss. Reminds me of a time across when I was seen in a television news shot driving my car through an area with a passenger who was not my spouse. Fortunately I had made it known in advance what I was doing that day - it was a legit. business trip - otherwise I could have been in rather hot water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grianane Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 is this the end of televised football rugby and cricket - can't let anyone be recognised in the crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDave Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 If a photgraph of one of these nuts was to end up in a local paper, or even on the telly they'd be pleased as punch and would tell all their friends "ooh, I was on the telly last night". Put it on the internet and they're scared shitless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 From the Gaurdian today: Google has enough data to pull you out of the crowd The internet industry might deny the usefulness of IP addresses, but the unspoken reality it's the crucial piece of the jigsaw for identifying you. Even if it doesn't single you out specifically, it's probably close enough. And when given extra context – such as the things you've searched for – it's almost certainly enough to pull you out of the crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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