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31. I wish it would've been around when I started as a PI

Fri Oct 24, 2014, 09:36 AM

Oct 2014

You can (virtually) walk down streets and oft times see what vehicles are parked in front of a house. That would have been great background info before starting a case. I wish iphones were around back then as well. It's a brave new world.

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Is Google Street View good or bad? [View all] FrodosPet Oct 2014 OP

Is the internet good or bad? jberryhill Oct 2014 #1

Pr0n- need I say more? KittyWampus Oct 2014 #17

Side? jberryhill Oct 2014 #32

I rather like it and I don't often look at people or license plates Warpy Oct 2014 #2

before I leave my house to get to a new place hollysmom Oct 2014 #3

You can ask google to blur you out. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #20

with phone cameras which are instantly uploaded and shown to the public JI7 Oct 2014 #4

Faces get blurred on street view. JaneyVee Oct 2014 #5

negative, you street view the house I just bought you can see previous owners snooper2 Oct 2014 #46

Really? Wow. Usually blurred. In 2012 I found myself... JaneyVee Oct 2014 #47

On the street view for my house, the next door neighbor is shown standing in djean111 Oct 2014 #6

You can see my husband clear as day for our address RockaFowler Oct 2014 #36

The cameras are high enough to look over fences so local burglars can check out your grill. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2014 #7

Do the local burglars covet your grill? FSogol Oct 2014 #18

They brought up the "looking over fences" thing in Japan.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2014 #43

Interesting question. bvf Oct 2014 #8

Millions of world tourists Shankapotomus Oct 2014 #9

A good argument in favor. bvf Oct 2014 #11

Thanks Shankapotomus Oct 2014 #12

Well, I might have created a gmail account years ago, bvf Oct 2014 #23

I got a call from a California area code, the person claimed to be at a WI rural property HereSince1628 Oct 2014 #10

A second-rate hack attempt. bvf Oct 2014 #13

Blurred faces Catherine Vincent Oct 2014 #14

My uncle is walking their dog in the street views of their house. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2014 #16

You can see my neighbor bigwillq Oct 2014 #22

I am street view.. sendero Oct 2014 #15

That's weird. I used to be able to 'street view' my street. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #19

I dont like it marions ghost Oct 2014 #21

No, it's of the public streets treestar Oct 2014 #24

I like it - LiberalElite Oct 2014 #25

Ohhh, I do that too. I go way back in my childhood and look around. I find it RKP5637 Oct 2014 #27

I use it to see places I could never visit. I also use it to see what's in my neighborhood where RKP5637 Oct 2014 #26

Good. I just walk out the door and flip the bird of the day. lonestarnot Oct 2014 #28

While walking my dogs a while ago ... Tracer Oct 2014 #29

I use it often ... Scuba Oct 2014 #30

I wish it would've been around when I started as a PI NightWatcher Oct 2014 #31

I use it a lot for travel jberryhill Oct 2014 #33

Last year, when visiting my parents, who were 89 years old MineralMan Oct 2014 #34

I'm in two shots on GSV. OilemFirchen Oct 2014 #35

Well, it does let you walk inside the TARDIS! demmiblue Oct 2014 #37

I live on a "Circle" lpbk2713 Oct 2014 #38

If you do my address you can see me and my girlfriend sitting on the porch. dilby Oct 2014 #39

I was ecstatic when my street was added. Ykcutnek Oct 2014 #40

There are some scary people out there marions ghost Oct 2014 #41

I'm missing the added risk whatthehey Oct 2014 #45

No not random marions ghost Oct 2014 #48

So she did not know where you lived without street view? whatthehey Oct 2014 #53

Here is a cool interactive site that shows the power of Street View with HTML5. dilby Oct 2014 #42

That was saw wheat! FrodosPet Oct 2014 #56

Yeah I was pretty impressed with it when I first saw it 2 years ago. dilby Oct 2014 #58

I tried mine whatthehey Oct 2014 #44

Is reality true or false? seveneyes Oct 2014 #49

It could be good or bad. ozone_man Oct 2014 #50

You talk about being in public... malokvale77 Oct 2014 #51

Any time I am caught on camera... FrodosPet Oct 2014 #57

I was thinking about my daughter... malokvale77 Oct 2014 #60

Overall it's good. Renew Deal Oct 2014 #52

Is writing good or bad? (nt) Recursion Oct 2014 #54

Yes FrodosPet Oct 2014 #59

bad. it creeped me out to have a co-worker who is also a realtor magical thyme Oct 2014 #55

I found out my son lives in a fire-trap of a dump - LOL LeftInTX Oct 2014 #61