Way good. I’ve just discovered that my house must be in a ‘secluded pocket’ since it doesn’t appear in Google StreetView. Which I’m kinda glad about, really. Even a friend of mine’s house, which was only built in October last year and is in a brand new estate, appears on StreetView.
Let’s face it though – someone needs to know where you live before StreetView is of real use, although I’m finding it handy for when I go to places I’ve not been before. Although I do have privacy concerns. Which is code for the fact that it’s hard enough to have an affair these days – what do the philanderers do if their car is photographed outside their mistress’s house? It’s bad enough having to deal with ‘you took money out of the ATM at 2pm today at Toowong – what were you doing there?’. Now you have photographic proof online. Can we really trust Google any more?
Just as well I’ve never been into stamp collecting all that much…
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G’day Michael,
Agree, I’ve been a bit conflicted on the Street view issue as well. on the day it launched I found myself wondering if it was cool or scary, I think it’s probably a little more scary than cool!
I was very happy to see the photo of our house was taken prior to us moving in.