Google Street View wasn’t updated for 15 years in Germany because of that. There was a huge drama when it was first announced and people were scared it would be used by criminals to scout buildings, leading to everyone blurring their houses. It got so bad that Google basically just gave up.
I remember looking up an address in 2020, only to find out that the house didn’t even exist yet on the capture from 2008 lol.
People passing by and getting a temporary snapshot with their eyes? No problem
A tech monopoly putting photos online, for anyone anywhere at any time to see, and constantly updating the photos? Thats a problem.
Without even thinking hard I can imagine several malicious uses like stalkers finding their victims home, or burglars casing neighborhoods for gates or cameras.
You naïveté does not define the norm for everyone else. Would you livestream video on the internet of your front door online, 24/7? Of course not.
Google Street View wasn’t updated for 15 years in Germany because of that. There was a huge drama when it was first announced and people were scared it would be used by criminals to scout buildings, leading to everyone blurring their houses. It got so bad that Google basically just gave up.
I remember looking up an address in 2020, only to find out that the house didn’t even exist yet on the capture from 2008 lol.
Man I like germany because people care about privacy
If you think people being able to see the outside of a building on a public street is a privacy problem, I really don’t know what to tell you.
People passing by and getting a temporary snapshot with their eyes? No problem
A tech monopoly putting photos online, for anyone anywhere at any time to see, and constantly updating the photos? Thats a problem.
Without even thinking hard I can imagine several malicious uses like stalkers finding their victims home, or burglars casing neighborhoods for gates or cameras.
You naïveté does not define the norm for everyone else. Would you livestream video on the internet of your front door online, 24/7? Of course not.