Gmail!!

[aczlan]

Dennis, OK that's all fine...but what about my Lake that I care so much about ? I have never had a tenant or anyone else suspect I had a lake and wander onto our property..but Google earth just makes it too easy..and is an evasion of my privacy and right to quiet enjoyment of the property...

What do you want done about it? The raw data is available in various forms (satellite images, town/county/city overflights to check for new buildings, people hanging out of airplanes, "services" who will sell you a blown up picture of your property for $50, etc), if someone wants it, they can get it.

If you dont want it to show up, write Google, Bing, Mapquest et al and request that they blur your property on their maps. Be aware though that if you do that, you may get more people looking at your property trying to see why it has been blurred.

From a random article on the subject:

Jason Shah of mobile data experts Mediafly says opting out of Google Maps information that you think is too personal is about all you can do to protect yourself from this new threat.

"All you need to do is find yourself, find your property on Google Maps or Google Street View, at the bottom there is a 'report a problem link,' and you can report yourself out," said Shah. "Over time. your image and your property will disappear from Google Maps."

Aaron Z

 

[brin]

What do you want done about it? The raw data is available in various forms (satellite images, town/county/city overflights to check for new buildings, people hanging out of airplanes, "services" who will sell you a blown up picture of your property for $50, etc), if someone wants it, they can get it.

If you dont want it to show up, write Google, Bing, Mapquest et al and request that they blur your property on their maps. Be aware though that if you do that, you may get more people looking at your property trying to see why it has been blurred.

From a random article on the subject:


Aaron Z

Aaron.... I just want you to realize that my average tenant is not going to pay $50 for an areal photo of my property and poachers will not do that either but Google makes it real easy for trespassers and poachers...now at least give me that or you win..and I will go away and keep it to myself. The govt. loves regulations so much ..they should control Google and others like them when it comes to profiting off of spying on other folks property...

 

[aczlan]

Aaron.... I just want you to realize that my average tenant is not going to pay $50 for an areal photo of my property and poachers will not do that either but Google makes it real easy for trespassers and poachers...now at least give me that or you win..and I will go away and keep it to myself. The govt. loves regulations so much ..they should control Google and others like them when it comes to profiting off of spying on other folks property...

I agree that most people wont pay for such a service, but what exactly do you recommend that the government do to prevent Google, Bing, et al from doing this? How could they help in your case?
The images are commercially available and there is a proven demand for it, so if Google, Bing, etc get shut down, you will probably see a new company out of China or some Eastern European country (where there are no privacy regulations) making a similar site.

If you don't want to show up on their map, use their established procedures to opt out of it.

Aaron Z

 

[brin]

I agree that most people wont pay for such a service, but what exactly do you recommend that the government do to prevent Google, Bing, et al from doing this? How could they help in your case?
The images are commercially available and there is a proven demand for it, so if Google, Bing, etc get shut down, you will probably see a new company out of China or some Eastern European country (where there are no privacy regulations) making a similar site.

If you don't want to show up on their map, use their established procedures to opt out of it.

Aaron Z

OK Aaron..My fault, I guess I failed to explain my situation well enough.,..sorry

 

[Welshman]

I totally agree with brin's point, but there really isn't much that can be done about it. Most counties around here have their own GIS sites that anyone can access, with just a name or a street address. My county has arials of my place that are a year and a half old, preceeded by a list of them going back several years. It also makes it easier for the tax appraisers to spot un-permitted improvements.

 

[IslandTractor]

Man, a simple email software update sure seems to have stimulated a lot of very paranoid thinking. Who'd have thought that the boogieman would benefit so much from GoogleEarth? Are poachers even smart enough to use online tools?

 

[magicheater]

One thing I like about the new Gmail is that you don't have to scroll all the way to the bottom to delete something. At least I think it used to be that way! :confused2:

 

[Gary51]

You guys are annoyed about google email and facebook but this sites inability to back up a page at a time with one click doesn't bother you at all.

Download Firefox and get the ad blocker add-on. The problem was annoying enough to me that I wrote the site owner and that was their suggestion. It's unfortunate that you have to download another browser to prevent the multiple click problem on back paging.

 

[Pixguy]

Google tried to change me over but allowed me to revert. They had me fill out what I thought about the new format.
I cannot repeat what I said.
So far they have not moved me to the new look.
Later,
Dan

X2 :thumbsup:

 

[Bird]

Bird, Since you brought up Google maps...I have a question...Do you not get concerned that the areal view offered by Google maps along with the street view makes it awful easy for criminals and terrorists to case their targets....that troubles me...What do you think ?

Bob, this morning, I found this while reading the news. I figured you'd like it:

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