Beware - Google Street View Is In Uk

PasturesNew

I sneaked out first thing one morning, hair not brushed, nobody was about, leggings/loose T shirt, first cig of the day. Sat on the step ... just as the car came round the corner

immortalised looking like [insert favourite word for lowlife]

PasturesNew

Here's a list of where the car's been spotted
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/09/street_view_update/

trisontana

Does anyone remember the Observer Books? One of the planned subjects was famous stately homes. This project was cancelled because both the police and the Country Landowners Association reckoned that the book could be used by potential burglars to "case the joint".

As for the Google Street View, I don't think it poses a threat to anyone. You can already see lots of information about individual houses on Google Earth.

foxxymynx

Big Brother is watching you

Deep_In_Debt

I'd be worried about them getting a picture of the back of my house especially if I have washing on the line. Wouldn't want the whole world to see my manky undies!

deanos

Halloway wrote: »

How, precisely?

You can quite easily see peoples front doors and layout of the property someting you cant do with google earth

trisontana

deanos wrote: »

You can quite easily see peoples front doors and layout of the property someting you cant do with google earth

Exactly what you can see by standing outside their house!

deanos

trisontana wrote: »

Exactly what you can see by standing outside their house!

Did you read my post at all then ?

It will make it easier as they can do it from the confort of there own homes, hundreds of streets at a time, rather than traveling across the country to do it

trisontana

deanos wrote: »

Did you read my post at all then ?

It will make it easier as they can do it from the confort of there own homes, hundreds of streets at a time, rather than traveling across the country to do it

It will cut down on their carbon foorprint then!

Halloway

deanos wrote: »

Did you read my post at all then ?

It will make it easier as they can do it from the confort of there own homes, hundreds of streets at a time, rather than traveling across the country to do it

How? Do you imagine that burglars select their targets by looking at the fronts of properties? I doubt it. Most burglars will target properties in their own neighbourhoods as they will know the best escape routes and they will know the times when the property is empty. Otherwise, burglaries are opportunistic affairs, again very likely to be close to the burglar's own home.

Sorry, but I think there are more useful sources of information than GSV on the Internet which criminals can use.