This video follows a thief’s movements, using the data from the purloined iPhone itself. Sue Huang’s phone was stolen, and she recovered it five days later, ransoming it from the thief who took it. But the story doesn’t end there.
Google’s hitting Switzerland where it’ll hurt, by threatening to take away their googlez (well, Street View), if the Swiss courts don’t overturn a ruling which forces Google to ensure anonymity for anyone who happens to be snapped for Street View.
Instead of Germany banning Street View last year as expected, Google’s been the side to wave the white flag and bow out of the war. Normal Street View practice is to continually update Street view photography, but a Google spokesperson had stated they have no intention of doing so in Germany.
Remember the fake Google Street View birth last year, made by an advertising agency? Now they made a video celebrating how they tricked everyone for a short time.
Google has taken its street view cameras inside some of the world’s most famous museums. The result? A stunningly high-resolution trove of paintings that would otherwise be an ocean away. And here’s how they did it.
