Posts with tag street view

Google has to pay $1 in damages as a result of the driver of one of its Street View cars trespassing on the private property of a Pittsburgh-area couple by driving the vehicle equipped with panaromic cameras about the length of three football fields down a gravel driveway. The driver went past the "No Trespassing Private... Continue Reading »

In a rare admission that their mapping service is more voyeurism than cartography, Google has announced that select residents in Germany will have the opportunity to have their homes blocked from the company's street-view service. The opt-out function will be available to residents in 20 German cities until Sept. 15. For... Continue Reading »

Sure, you've used the Google Maps Street View feature to scope out potential rental digs, and who among us hasn't zoomed in on a neighbor's house in hopes of catching a voyeuristic peek? But users poking around for street-level views of Oklahoma City's Gatewood Avenue get a bit of a surreal surprise: Wayne Coyne - avant... Continue Reading »