[OSM-talk] Google StreetView From Bikes

[John Smith]

--- On Thu, 30/7/09, simon at mungewell.org <simon at mungewell.org> wrote:

> >> What's wrong with it?  Where's the exact line
> dividing looking with
> >> naked eye and filming?
> >
> > I think that the difference here is that they make the
> images available
> > for others to view. There can be a great difference
> between taking a
> > picture of a drunk, and posting the same picture on
> the web (especially if
> > you call it 'drunk.jpg').

Apart from broadcasting internationally, the problem is computers generally don't forget. Something that may be socially ok now, might not be in future, or legally even.