Canada: Google's Street View Violates Privacy

Reuters   |  David Ljunggren   |   September 12, 2007 05:04 PM


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The Street View feature of Google Maps, with its close-up views of city streets and recognizable shots of people, could violate a Canadian law protecting individual privacy, officials said on Wednesday.

Google Inc. introduced street-level map views in May, giving Web users a series of panoramic, 360-degree images of nine U.S. cities. Some of the random pictures feature people in informal poses who can clearly be identified.

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- InofTouch See Profile I'm a Fan of InofTouch permalink

so pick your nose in public is protected...Cool, I do it more offten

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:38 PM on 09/13/2007
- werenotgonnatakeit See Profile I'm a Fan of werenotgonnatakeit permalink

I agree. It's downright creepy.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:51 AM on 09/13/2007
- johntal See Profile I'm a Fan of johntal permalink

it would really suck if we lived in a place where skipping school,hiding from your girlfriend for a day; long contemplative walks,(picking your nose?),
jaywalking, spitting (God forbid) and just generally believing that if mind our own business people won't mind ours.
There may very well be some good reasons for some surveillance methods , but I dislike the idea that any looky-loo with a pc can see what I'm up to

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:27 AM on 09/13/2007
- MajorKong See Profile I'm a Fan of MajorKong permalink

That really wasn't me coming out of the adult book store in Vancouver.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:41 PM on 09/12/2007
- DemonicLaughterInc See Profile I'm a Fan of DemonicLaughterInc permalink

A Canadian Apology

A truly Canadian Apology to the USA... Courtesy of Rick Mercer from This Hour Has 22 Minutes, CBC Television:

On behalf of Canadians everywhere I'd like to offer an apology to the United States of America. We haven't been getting along very well recently and for that, I am truly sorry. I'm sorry we called George Bush a moron. He is a moron but, it wasn't nice of us to point it out. If it's any consolation, the fact that he's a moron shouldn't reflect poorly on the people of America. After all it's not like you actually elected him.

I'm sorry about our softwood lumber. Just because we have more trees than you doesn't give us the right to sell you lumber that's cheaper and better than your own.

I'm sorry we beat you in Olympic hockey. In our defence I guess our excuse would be that our team was much, much, much, much better than yours. I'm sorry we burnt down your White House during the war of 1812. I notice you've rebuilt it! It's Very Nice.

I'm sorry about your beer. I know we had nothing to do with your beer but, we feel your pain.

I'm sorry about our waffling on Iraq. I mean, when you're going up against a crazed dictator, you want to have your friends by your side. I realize it took more than two years before you guys pitched in against Hitler, but that was different. Everyone knew he had weapons.

And finally on behalf of all Canadians, I'm sorry that we're constantly apologizing for things in a passive-aggressive way which is really a thinly veiled criticism. I sincerely hope that you're not upset over this. We've seen what you do to countries you get upset with.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:02 PM on 09/12/2007
- Exusian See Profile I'm a Fan of Exusian permalink

That was one of Rick's better pieces. I really dislike his Talking To Americans schtick, though, since I never cared much for shooting fish in a barrel.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:40 AM on 09/13/2007
- RandyRanson See Profile I'm a Fan of RandyRanson permalink

If Canada needs to place any cameras anywhere, they need to place them in all the places where Stephen Harper holds his private and secret meetings with Bush's boys and US Corporate interests, who have a North American Union takeover mindset. Remember Harper is no more than another Bush clone in Canadian clothing.
Google will I'm sure, soon be singing, 'STREET OF DREAMS' in future ads, an old broadway and film tune. 'I have often walked, down this street before...click, click, click. With a little thanks to all of those space engineers at NASA.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:02 PM on 09/12/2007
- Crozier See Profile I'm a Fan of Crozier permalink

You mean the PMS - our menstrual annoyance.

Yes, you are right. The Alliance won a hijacking plot with the former Tories, and did to that party what the Dixiecrats did to the Republicans.

Harper has a minority government....meaning that he cannot pass any significant legislation without the support of two leftist parties and a separatist party that is quite libertarian where we are concerned. Minority governments are like gnats - they are annoying and last a season...a short season historically.

Here is a compliment. Bush and Harper are both more cunning than intelligent, and because he is younger, Harper is less predictable.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:20 PM on 09/12/2007
- eliandbo See Profile I'm a Fan of eliandbo permalink

On these streets, there should be no expectation of privacy!
Look at all those cameras in the UK,NYC and China.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:14 PM on 09/12/2007
- realitytrumpsbull See Profile I'm a Fan of realitytrumpsbull permalink

Don't you wish NASA would spend more money on that moon base instead of building new ways to snoop on people? As it stands, China's going to open up a Denny's in Mare Crisum long before our guys get there, and we'll end up having to pay them a tax to put up a telescope or something, there...

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:04 PM on 09/12/2007
- readyforchange See Profile I'm a Fan of readyforchange permalink

Good for Canada. It's nice to know some countries take an individual's right to privacy seriously.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:56 PM on 09/12/2007
- Crozier See Profile I'm a Fan of Crozier permalink

Thank you. We do take many things seriously. It begins with freedom and equal rights for all human beings. Our Charter of Rights and Freedoms is 21 years old as we adopted a written constitution.

It mirrors the Bill of Rights of the USA with one exception - ours actually is more than an archaic document or piece of fiction like yours.

If you find this harsh, rightwingtrolls, then ask your own country's minorities how they feel about how and to whom you dispense equal rights.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:14 PM on 09/12/2007
- postedby See Profile I'm a Fan of postedby permalink

WHAT?! "right to privacy" while walking on a public street??? Explain that one to me.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:30 PM on 09/12/2007
- Dantana See Profile I'm a Fan of Dantana permalink

Those Canucks can go hug a tree. This was just one of the rights Americans gave up fighting that ol warofterror after 9-11...

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:38 PM on 09/12/2007
- Crozier See Profile I'm a Fan of Crozier permalink

And you can go hug a fellow fascist....lol

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:25 PM on 09/12/2007
- amanda85 See Profile I'm a Fan of amanda85 permalink

Earth to Dantana: we're not part of your country.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:22 PM on 09/12/2007
- amanda85 See Profile I'm a Fan of amanda85 permalink

We take our privacy very seriously.
Every real democracy should.

Google can go cheney themselves.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:32 PM on 09/12/2007
- Bright Creature See Profile I'm a Fan of Bright Creature permalink

I agree. They own youtube and have agreed not to show any video with the King of Thailand or Tianimen Square footage so that they could market and not be blocked in those countries. Google is definitely becoming suspect in my eyes in regards to civil liberties issues.

PS. I idly wonder if Google is one of the companies helping the Bush admin with their spying on US citizens...

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:43 PM on 09/12/2007
- Crozier See Profile I'm a Fan of Crozier permalink

Right on, my extremely fortunate Canadian sister.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:25 PM on 09/12/2007
- MI6troll See Profile I'm a Fan of MI6troll permalink

Just consider ir payback for Celine Dion, eh.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:31 PM on 09/12/2007
- loki See Profile I'm a Fan of loki permalink

I was thinking the same thing, but for the McKinsey Brothers,

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:57 AM on 09/13/2007
- Canukistani See Profile I'm a Fan of Canukistani permalink

Ouch! That's a low blow. Ok, we deserve it. Guilty as charged. I can apologize, but I can't make her stop.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:50 PM on 09/12/2007
- amanda85 See Profile I'm a Fan of amanda85 permalink

Last I checked, Celine Dion is a US citizen. So is Pamela Anderson, Brendan Fraser, Howie Mandel and William Shatner.

We know where to dump our trash.

;)

(All in good fun, of course...)

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:21 PM on 09/12/2007
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