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Google Maps Torino (Mine)

Reply #15 – February 20, 2011, 12:23:52 PM

My '86 back in 2007:

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Reply #16 – February 20, 2011, 01:26:36 PM

I work as a commercial driver so I use Google maps alot for the tool that it is.
I have no prob with it being used for roads and front of property but that is were they should stop.

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Reply #17 – February 20, 2011, 09:48:29 PM

yeah yeah yea,, yada yada yada,,,,

1 of 10million examples of whats going on that people just dont seem to find the time to objectively examine.

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Updated: Monday, 02 Aug 2010, 10:14 AM EDT

RIVERHEAD, N.Y. - A town on New York's Long Island is using Google Earth to find backyard pools that don't have the proper permits.

The town of Riverhead has used the satellite image service to find about 250 pools whose owners never filled out the required paperwork.

Violators were told to get the permits or face hefty fines. So far about $75,000 in fees has been collected.

Riverhead's chief building inspector Leroy Barnes Jr. said the unpermitted pools were a safety concern. He said that without the required inspections there was no way to know whether the pools' plumbing, electrical work and fencing met state and local regulations.

"Pool safety has always been my concern," Barnes said.

But some privacy advocates say the use of Google Earth to find scofflaw swimming pools reeks of Big Brother.

Lillie Coney, associate director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center in Washington, D.C., said Google Earth was promoted as an aid to curious travelers but has become a tool for cash-hungry local governments.

"The technology is going so far ahead of what people think is possible, and there is too little discussion about community norms," she said.

A representative for Google said she did not know of any other community using Google Earth as it has been used in Riverhead. She did not respond to a question about whether Google has any concerns about how the town is using the service.

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Reply #18 – February 20, 2011, 10:00:10 PM

So it's ok to break the law?

I see no issue with it. It's not like they're able to take pictures of your porn collection and put on display for the world to see.

If you have nothing to worry about, then why are you worrying?

I can understand your point of checking the system before it gets to a point of "too much".....but worrying about google earth images of your property is silly....after all, Big Brother has been seeing your woodpile for the last 30 years or so....

Take off your tin foil hat, there's no commie conspiracy at work.

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Reply #19 – February 20, 2011, 10:09:23 PM

Wow, so much controversy.....i still stand by my original thought, that it was cool that the street view randomly caught my vert in front of the house. I view the innovations in science and tech as a marvel. There is always room for abuses, and i agree the government should be monitored to see that ones privacy is not infringed upon. That being said, i like seeing my house from space, i think its neat. There is also a huge difference between someone driving onto my public road and someone violating privacy by entering clearly marled private property.

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Reply #20 – February 21, 2011, 10:13:40 AM

That sure as hell me off.....what are car nuts that would like to stash a bunch of "junk" vehicles on their property behind a fence or in the woods supposed to do? Can't just hide it from the neighbors, have to hide it from above as well. Guess you have to be able to afford a big enough building or you're SOL :rolleyes:

I just can't help but liken that to those speed cameras in Europe that AUTOMATICALLY MAIL you a ticket. No legwork by any officer involved. BS. Just another revenue generation scheme. But given that it's NY, and downstate for that matter, I really shouldn't be surprised at the bloodsucking....

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Reply #21 – February 21, 2011, 03:00:22 PM

So what if your neighbor was building a bomb, that could only be seen from above?

Would you rather he set it off, or the space cams pick it up, and the authorities nab him for it?

Again, I'll ask this:
If you have nothing to worry about, why are you worrying?

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Reply #22 – February 21, 2011, 05:44:52 PM

I worry because I don't want them to see me sunbathing nude in my backyard... no one should have to suffer that sight.

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Reply #23 – February 21, 2011, 10:27:54 PM

I'm afraid aliens might use google earth to try and locate people to abduct in their sleep! Or maybe the CIA will use it to track people down and brainwash them! Or maybe the commies will use it to develop a spy network. Oooh, what if the mafia uses it to find more seedy, old industrial sites to use as hideouts and conduct criminal activies.

lol....no seriously, I'm not losing any sleep over this. This old world has waaay bigger problems than google earth.

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Reply #24 – February 22, 2011, 12:28:30 AM

Quote from: 50tbrd88;353571

lol....no seriously, I'm not losing any sleep over this. This old world has waaay bigger problems than google earth.

well said.

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Reply #25 – February 22, 2011, 10:23:58 PM

Great... now you have me worried about Aliens again.... I just got over that fear from my childhood and thanks to YOU...it's back again... years of therapy down the drain!
You owe me $156,182.14 buster!

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Reply #26 – February 23, 2011, 12:56:56 AM

perhaps after a few drinks, that decimal will nicely move to the left juuuust a little. : )

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Reply #27 – February 23, 2011, 01:57:55 AM

They use the maps veiw in my city to find cars parked in peoples yards and other city code laws

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Reply #28 – February 23, 2011, 11:52:38 AM

No conspiracy theory here, but my observation is that governments and corporations will always push the limits with what they can get away with in search of more power and profits.

I don't have a problem with the street pics, but the overhead shots do bother me, and someone coming onto private property to take pictures definitely crosses the line. I have nothing to hide, but that's not the point. We should be able to assume we have privacy on our own property.

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Reply #29 – February 23, 2011, 12:56:15 PM

I agree with the private property thing.. however, as we all know, no one really "owns" land, they just rent it from the government anyway (you know, you pay taxes to "own" everything). When you "purchase" a place from someone, all you are doing is taking over their rental contract with the government, and hope the government doesn't up your rent when you "purchase" it.