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Google Streetview security risk??

Diesel130

Diesel130

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What's the concensus on here... despite living in the middle of nowhere, Google Streetview have recently snapped our country lane and... guess what... the 996 has been captured in all its glory on our drive!

Do you think this is a security risk? Is there some scum low-life out there looking for posh cars (not that a 10 year old 996 is that posh, tbh) on streetview with a view to either nicking the car or robbing the house (not that would gain much as we put all our money into the mortgage)?

 
You can ask for it to be removed

They claim nothing they show is not in the public view but having seen some of the admittedly useful views you can get I'm a wee bit uncomfortable as to the misuse it could be put to though as time goes on it will quickly become dated
 
Hmmm... could just be coincidence, but Google did our house and now the reason I have recently bought a 996 is 'cause my old Boxster S (and our BMW parked in front of it) got stolen! :-(
 
...also remember Google is just the popular site you use but MS Bing has the same facility and a few other companies too. Luckily it is less than a handful flying/driving around snapping the Earth.
 
I guess one important point is that you can't search their maps system and ask "show me all the houses with a Porsche parked outside" - at least not yet!

My house has just appeared on StreetView with my old, pre-modified-by-a-schoolbus shopping trolley parked out front. But if it was my Boxster there, I'd certainly ask for the image to be removed.

As to them putting up photos of military base entrances and saying "anyone can see it", I think that's despicable. Yes, anyone could take the photo, but they'd be immediately jumped on and would shortly be wearing an orange jumpsuit, having their wedding tackle tickled by a guy in a suit denying he's from British Military Intelligence (allegedly). Just because they're a big international multi-billion$ company, they think they can get away with anything - just like scanning millions of books and putting them online regardless of copyright.
 
I just discovered our house on google streetmaps yesterday and although it wasn't the porsche parked outside it is my landrover and the zoom also allows you to view the number plate.

so someone sees the car somewhere else but associates it with the house - potentially empty - burglary thoughts?

I have asked them to obliterate the number or preferably remove the image. Not a happy bunny!

Julie
 
I can't see the problem. My house is shown before we bought it, at least a year out of date. Even if my car were on the drive, there's nothing to indicate it's a car that lives there or when it is parked. Anyone driving past could easily see a current view of my house and what's outside it, how is Streetview really worth bothering with to the average tea leaf?

I was told by a concerned client that their house shows my distinctive van parked outside, logos showing clearly and easy to spot what tools might well be inside. Again, anyone passing can see this in real time every week, and at every other property I'm at each week. I don't do cash, so I couldn't care less if the Revenue are browsing it, I'm taxed and insured if the police want to check. I can see there's an element of invasion of privacy for some people, but to be honest I'm not going to flatter myself and suggest any celebrity hunters might want to google my house! [&:]
 
More intersting/worrying is the fact that, up here anyway, it looks like they have updated the Aerial images

They are now a few months old at most where previously they were way out of date
 
After mulling this over, I don't think it's a big deal. My 996 is probably only worth 15K these days... plus, if I get Google to remove/blur it, it will probably look more worth closer investigation.

I'll just have to make sure I get a garage built before I put down a deposit on that new MP4-12C announced this week ;-)
 
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