Looks like that Google Street View has come with a plan to make sure it embarrasses almost every individual of a locality before it steps in as the ‘privacy protector’ and removes the pics from their site. Why would I say that? Well I hold no personal grudges against the giant and the service it provides they might and are for the good of the locals. But a recent report talks of a man lost in sorrow who apparently drunk himself to the brim and fell asleep on the grass outside his house talks of how embarrassing such a service could turn out to be.
The man who preferred being called Bill said that he had been pretty sad over his close friend’s death and apparently drunk off is limits before he finally fell; knocked off his senses and guess what the moment he drops unconscious, the black car pops out and takes the picture available for the world to see. Bill didn’t say much about the issue save for that he didn’t appreciate such irresponsibility from Google and:
I mean, I wouldn’t have been there in the state that I was in, but I wasn’t really thinking there would be someone driving by with a video camera on the roof filming me, either.
That’s not it (Click on the image to the left to view), ever since its launch last week in Australia, the Street View has stirred quite a lot of complains regarding the service. One woman claimed that Google’s service wasn’t up-to-date and that it pictured her parents of which her dad had passed away a month earlier. She said
Both my parents were pictured outside their house, but my dad passed away a month ago. While recognizing that Google-time is never real-time, the image renews the raw loss.
There were comments by Google spokesman for Australia who tried to clarify Google’s position by stating:
The company had taken significant steps to protect the privacy of individuals, including face-blurring and tools for people to flag sensitive imagery for removal.
What is the point of removing those pictures after they have been viewed by millions of people across the web? Oh I guess we must show our gratitude to Google for being so concerned!
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