Check out this websight

Check out this websight

PostBy: AA130FIREMAN On: Fri Feb 19, 2010 11:24 am

Check out this websight vpike.com it shows street pictures like you are driving down the road in your car. Almost getting to the point where it could be invasion of privacy. You can look at houses, next you'll be (able to look inside ? )
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Re: Check out this websight

PostBy: freetown fred On: Fri Feb 19, 2010 11:58 am

What did some Penna. school do?? give kids laptops w/ the ability(I'm sure there's a name for the thing) to see what they do at home when the school activates it--what the hell is that about??? :mad:
AA130FIREMAN wrote:Check out this websight vpike.com it shows street pictures like you are driving down the road in your car. Almost getting to the point where it could be invasion of privacy. You can look at houses, next you'll be (able to look inside ? )
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PostBy: coal berner On: Fri Feb 19, 2010 12:19 pm

freetown fred wrote:What did some Penna. school do?? give kids laptops w/ the ability(I'm sure there's a name for the thing) to see what they do at home when the school activates it--what the hell is that about??? :mad:
AA130FIREMAN wrote:Check out this websight vpike.com it shows street pictures like you are driving down the road in your car. Almost getting to the point where it could be invasion of privacy. You can look at houses, next you'll be (able to look inside ? )

Kids got cell phones parents have PC at home if the phone is on parents can track there movments GPS in Phone aswell
as the new cars and trucks Just need the program on the PC Big brother has been using it for years
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Re: Check out this websight

PostBy: WNY On: Fri Feb 19, 2010 2:05 pm

Thats been on Google for quite a while, they drive around in a vehicle with camera mounted on it and it takes a pic (or movie) not sure as then drive around. I have seen the vehicle around this area a few times.

Called Street Level View

You can even see Ski Slopes like this...it's awesome.

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&hq=ht ... us-gns-svn
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PostBy: rockwood On: Fri Feb 19, 2010 5:15 pm

Google street view is awesome...I look at areas I haven't been to for many years to see how they've changed. Images in street view are a few years old at most. I've noticed that some areas have been "re-shot". They did my street in 2008.
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