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Google Street View extended to cover most of the UK


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Its neat, but I'm surprised none of you finds this disturbing.

 

As SPAMBOT said, its no worse than seeing it with your own eyes. Its not like I place my postcode online.

 

I suppose if someone was crafty/could find a way then they could link google maps with that 'burgle my home' site but...whatever.

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Yeah, I've not heard many arguments that really hold up too well against Google Street View and I'm one of the biggest whiners about the Big Brother SURVEILLANCE STATE direction this country is taking.

 

Okay, it gives potential burglars a look at the front of your house without them having to leave their seats but as I said before, they could just walk over and take a look and also... who burgles from the front of a house anyway? Pr0 burglars would still come and check a place out first. Also, not like the images are live or even recent (looks like before last summer to me) so it doesn't help with seeing whether people are in or not...

 

I just think this is a fun, helpful little tool. It's nice checking out a place you're planning to go before you go there. It'll also make Google's GPS app fucking awesome tbh.

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This thread reminded me that I need to check out my potential new digs for next year. You just saved me 20 mins of effort of actually walking round there!

 

(it's near the mosque on a road that goes between queen's road and abbeydale road - maybe 400m away from where I currently live!)

 

I think where I live now and where i've lived previously were already on streetview so there's no much razzmatazz in it for me.

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Just checked Goafers house, his poor Scirocco pre-burntout is sitting there. Im hoping it doesnt send him into a fit of depression.

 

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On a slightly serious note, my Dad is going to be furious about this (he reads The Daily Mail).

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Several months ago I saw a google maps car go past me, but alas I'm not featured. Guessing it was just passing through. My bedroom window is open so I'm guessing I was at home (and it was a while ago).

 

Have you tried from every angle? My dad saw it go past, but you can only see him from one position, he's not there on any others (even though you'd expect to be able to see him from further back on the same angle etc..

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