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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Google Street View Explained -- and an Outer Space
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Tue Aug 4 13:06:06 2009
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Google Street View Explained -- and an Outer Space Alien Exposed?
http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000598.html
Greetings. I'm a big fan of Google's Street View, and some new
"Behind the Scenes" pages that Google's now launched usefully bring
together a variety of facts regarding how Street View functions --
including key privacy issues -- and answer a number of questions that
I'm frequently asked about Street View itself
( http://maps.google.com/help/maps/streetview/behind-the-scenes.html ).
However, in the process of looking over their new material, I couldn't
help but notice that the Street View "Pegman" character -- the little
guy that you drag onto maps to trigger Street View
( http://maps.google.com/help/maps/streetview/behind-the-scenes.html#pegman) --
bears a startling resemblance to the space-suited aliens in the
classic 1956 Sci-Fi epic "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers"
( http://lauren.vortex.com/pegman-alien.jpg ).
Alien technology conspiracy fans may have a field day, and Street View
technology is pretty advanced, but one assumes that this physical
similarity is merely a coincidence. OR ... IS ... IT?
[Insert creepy theremin music.]
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein
lauren@vortex.com
Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800
http://www.pfir.org/lauren
Co-Founder, PFIR
- People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org
Co-Founder, NNSquad
- Network Neutrality Squad - http://www.nnsquad.org
Founder, GCTIP - Global Coalition
for Transparent Internet Performance - http://www.gctip.org
Founder, PRIVACY Forum - http://www.vortex.com
Member, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com
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