Google's pictures of UK go live

**The News Bot** · 19-03-2009, 11:05 AM

Google's Street View offering street-level images launches in the UK, providing a pedestrian's-eye view of 25 cities.
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Jackass · 22-03-2009, 4:55 AM

If I was buying an important investment like a house I would personally go and see the street instead of relying on a computer screen image

stefanregan · 22-03-2009, 7:06 AM

Civil liberties groups won't like it, but hey, we're picked up by god knows how many cameras each day. In a weeks time it will be old news. Deffo no trips to Soho for me, lol.

Dutch · 22-03-2009, 3:44 PM

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Originally Posted by stefanregan

Deffo no trips to Soho for me, lol.

The Google cameras went around last summer, so you're OK on that score!

Steve

Cobalt · 22-03-2009, 5:40 PM

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Originally Posted by stefanregan

Civil liberties groups won't like it, but hey, we're picked up by god knows how many cameras each day. In a weeks time it will be old news. Deffo no trips to Soho for me, lol.

Some people have asked for certain images to be removed in which they've featured, though I think if I was the one caught taking a leak I'd probably keep quiet and hope the blurring was sufficient...!

We're captured on tens if not hundreds of cameras on a daily basis, many of which have probably caught far more embarrassing images which were probably shared amongst a handful of security staff. These are available on the web but they are intended to be a resource, not an invasion of privacy - Don't do ridiculous things in public and you won't have any cause for complaint. Fall over in the middle of the street in a puddle of your own fluids after 15 pints on a friday night and you deserve everything you get IMHO.