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May 10th, 2012 at 2:34pm

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I just happened to be fooling around with Google Maps the other day and upon looking in the satellite view of my apartment complex I saw clearly my car!  I am certain this is nothing unusual but it certainly is a little unnerving.  Anyone else get a weird feeling when your belongings are visible from space?
 
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Reply #1 - May 10th, 2012 at 2:48pm

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yep!!!  Makes me wonder if Google has access to that kind of tech, who else has access to other far superior levels of definition Huh
 
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Reply #2 - May 10th, 2012 at 3:12pm

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No .... But Facebook can become that if you let it.

Google knows what you search - ... & a few other things ... BUT

Facebook -- much more to be concerned about.

Idiots provide FB with masses of personal info.

... The world is full to brimming with idiots (look at history - it's the same everywhere - those who go along with the tide/state  and do not think for themselves) .. so we just have to sit back and watch ... & hope that the mess will be realised .....  like it has in the past ...
 
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Reply #3 - May 10th, 2012 at 3:17pm

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Pete: about Facebook - my toughts exactly.
 
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Reply #4 - May 10th, 2012 at 4:25pm

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Big Brother wears a business suit, no doubt in my mind about that. Look at the current legislation in the USA to stop corporations from demanding social network information and passwords from job applicants and employees. Hope it passes. Only the rule-of-law and regulation will stop corporations from abusing your personal information (and making a quick buck in doing so). It's the corporations, stupi... my friends.
 
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Reply #5 - May 10th, 2012 at 6:45pm

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Anyone else get a weird feeling when your belongings are visible from space?

Satellite view is a misnomer. The detailed views in Google Maps are actually taken from aircraft at low level.
 
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Reply #6 - May 11th, 2012 at 12:00pm

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Right about Facebook, more to be concerned with there.  Sat shots, or aircraft shots, on Google, well, the crooks are getting more sophisticated these days, so that might be one way of casing a neighborhood, either by air or on the ground. 

My take:  There's a fine line between paranoia and perception, best to be on both sides of that line and protect yourself on different levels. 

 
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Reply #7 - May 11th, 2012 at 12:21pm

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Odd that nobody's mentioned Google Maps Street View. That can be far more intrusive than aerial photos.
 
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Reply #8 - May 11th, 2012 at 2:53pm

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pete wrote on May 10th, 2012 at 3:12pm:
No .... But Facebook can become that if you let it.

Google knows what you search - ... & a few other things ... BUT

Facebook -- much more to be concerned about.

Idiots provide FB with masses of personal info.

... The world is full to brimming with idiots (look at history - it's the same everywhere - those who go along with the tide/state  and do not think for themselves) .. so we just have to sit back and watch ... & hope that the mess will be realised .....  like it has in the past ...

One reason (among many) I am NOT on Facebook, MySpace, or any other site like it. Wink Smiley
 
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Reply #9 - May 11th, 2012 at 2:54pm

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Hagar wrote on May 10th, 2012 at 6:45pm:
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Anyone else get a weird feeling when your belongings are visible from space?

Satellite view is a misnomer. The detailed views in Google Maps are actually taken from aircraft at low level.

That doesn't make me feel any less weirded-out.
 
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Reply #10 - May 11th, 2012 at 2:57pm

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Hagar wrote on May 11th, 2012 at 12:21pm:
Odd that nobody's mentioned Google Maps Street View. That can be far more intrusive than aerial photos.

I lucked out on Street View.  Not available for the 'street' I live on (an apartment complex parking lot) but I have a friend to whom this occurred.
 
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Reply #11 - May 11th, 2012 at 4:40pm

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I find Google Earth, Maps and street view an extremely useful set of tools - especially for navigating. Enhanced my life enormously and made my sat nav redundant.
 
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Reply #12 - May 11th, 2012 at 5:03pm

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I love Google Street View....

...in conjunction with my Flight Sims, I explore the Google World, from the air in my aircraft...and on the ground by foot...

...from the densest Cities to the remotest mountains and deserts...

...and get all the local details via Wikipedia!

Wonderful, for the intrepid explorer...Me!... Smiley...!

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Reply #13 - May 11th, 2012 at 5:28pm

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I don't worry about it too much.  Just remember the photos can be anywhere from a few months to a few years old.  Its not like someone could case your house and wait for you to leave.  It would be far easier to just drive by and have a look whenever you want. 

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Reply #14 - May 11th, 2012 at 6:23pm

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I was in one of the photos on street view in Long Beach, CA for a while. They update the images and blur out faces though.

If someone was going to stalk you, it's a bad method (unless you literally hang your ass out the window as the van goes by)
 
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Reply #15 - May 11th, 2012 at 7:00pm

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Yeah, like that would ever happen.

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Reply #16 - May 16th, 2012 at 9:56am

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DaveSims wrote on May 11th, 2012 at 5:28pm:
I don't worry about it too much.  Just remember the photos can be anywhere from a few months to a few years old.  Its not like someone could case your house and wait for you to leave.  It would be far easier to just drive by and have a look whenever you want. 

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Agreed, however I happened to be able to tell it is somewhat recent.  The direction of the shadows and greenery of the trees gave me an indication of late summer.  I could tell it was last summer because my apt. complex changed hands last June and I recognize the current leasing-agent's Ford Explorer. Smiley
But of course few else would piece together this info. Tongue
 
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