[LINK] Google StreetView Launched in Oz

Ivan Trundle ivan at itrundle.com
Tue Aug 5 09:39:53 AEST 2008


On 05/08/2008, at 9:12 AM, Roger Clarke wrote:

> <Snip> Google Australia spokesman Rob Shilkin said the quote had  
> been taken
> out of context and no Australian private roads would be visible on
> Street View.

Nonsense. I live on a private road - my catamaran sits in front of my  
house at the southern end of a private road - but images are all very  
clear. The road also has a sign saying 'Private Property' at the  
street entrance (not that I approved of its erection, but that's  
another story).

Here's the extended Google Earth/Google Maps URL:

<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=58+shackleton+circuit+mawson&sll=-35.366516,149.101553&sspn=0.009904,0.014291&ie=UTF8&ll=-35.366174,149.104267&spn=0.001238,0.001786&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=-35.366711,149.104176&panoid=J6oETgFQUYIh52RLg5pHMw&cbp=1,130.82969230881372,,0,5.737068689063737 
 >

> To assuage local privacy concerns, Google demonstrated Street View
> for the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, the Australian Privacy
> Foundation and various welfare groups for homeless people.

Glad to see that homeless people are being looked after here. But  
curious as to why they've been singled out in this press release.

> The privacy commissioner, Karen Curtis, said she would continue to
> monitor Street View but those with concerns could first contact
> Google and then her office directly.

So it's a case of Google making assurances that an action is NOT  
performed, then retracting when it is discovered that the action IS  
performed. Sigh.

iT

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