Comments on: Google erases faces and license plates on Street View, by request http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/08/22/google-erases-faces-and-license-plates-on-street-view-by-request/ Top Technology news Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:30:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: GeoTrotter http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/08/22/google-erases-faces-and-license-plates-on-street-view-by-request/comment-page-1/#comment-25536 GeoTrotter Sat, 25 Aug 2007 08:07:22 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/08/22/google-erases-faces-and-license-plates-on-street-view-by-request/#comment-25536 I added here the most amazing Street View from the last update (08/2007): http://www.geo-trotter.com/cat-street-view.php I added here the most amazing Street View from the last update (08/2007): http://www.geo-trotter.com/cat-street-view.php

]]> By: ACLU of Northern California http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/08/22/google-erases-faces-and-license-plates-on-street-view-by-request/comment-page-1/#comment-25146 ACLU of Northern California Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:38:12 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/08/22/google-erases-faces-and-license-plates-on-street-view-by-request/#comment-25146 Google has made it easier to request take-down of Street View images, but unfortunately, has not made the interface for initiating the removal process any more intuitive. If Google is really serious about ensuring that people can protect their privacy and security by requesting take-down of images, they should add a direct link entitled “Request Take Down” or “Flag for Removal” to the top of each Google Street View image. Google has reported that very few people have asked for an image to be removed. This is likely due in part to the fact that there is no direct link from a Street View image to request take-down of a photo for privacy or security concerns. Individuals must know to click on the “Street View Help” link at the top of any image and then scroll down to the bottom of that box and click on “Report Inappropriate Image.” This is just not intuitive. There should just be a direct link from each image. See our blog at www.aclunc.org/techblog for more information about our privacy concerns with Street View. Google has made it easier to request take-down of Street View images, but unfortunately, has not made the interface for initiating the removal process any more intuitive.

If Google is really serious about ensuring that people can protect their privacy and security by requesting take-down of images, they should add a direct link entitled “Request Take Down” or “Flag for Removal” to the top of each Google Street View image.

Google has reported that very few people have asked for an image to be removed. This is likely due in part to the fact that there is no direct link from a Street View image to request take-down of a photo for privacy or security concerns. Individuals must know to click on the “Street View Help” link at the top of any image and then scroll down to the bottom of that box and click on “Report Inappropriate Image.” This is just not intuitive. There should just be a direct link from each image.

See our blog at http://www.aclunc.org/techblog for more information about our privacy concerns with Street View.

]]> By: Mapper http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/08/22/google-erases-faces-and-license-plates-on-street-view-by-request/comment-page-1/#comment-25104 Mapper Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:54:16 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/08/22/google-erases-faces-and-license-plates-on-street-view-by-request/#comment-25104 Check out this huge gallery of Google Street View privacy invasions. There are an awful lot of license plates to blur: http://streetviewgallery.corank.com Check out this huge gallery of Google Street View privacy invasions. There are an awful lot of license plates to blur:

http://streetviewgallery.corank.com

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