google is intrusive

Full Quiver · Postby **Full Quiver** » May 26th, 2008, 4:13 pm

Type in your area code and phone number and watch as your name and address come up along with a mapquest and a picture of your house. I just tried it and it is true. I filled out the form to have my info removed.
They have street views of our home with our cars in the driveway. It's like someone drove down our road with a camera. SCARY!

We can actually see Wendy's dad on his patio. Bad stuff people.

RamboPreacher · Postby **RamboPreacher** » May 26th, 2008, 5:04 pm

didn't show mine.

did you submit the form to be removed? this came up a while back and I know that many had asked to be removed from that search.

Full Quiver · Postby **Full Quiver** » May 26th, 2008, 5:30 pm

Yes I submitted the form to be removed.

pastorables · Postby **pastorables** » May 26th, 2008, 5:45 pm

I did it. The good news here is that the previous owners name is still listed as occupant (we kept the same phone number) and the map is off about 3 miles.

MacUser · Postby **MacUser** » May 27th, 2008, 3:58 am

I used this map feature the other day and was able to build for a client a way to put in a zip code and render the Google map directly on his site and list all of his company dealers and give driving routes directly to them once clicked.

Awesome!!

Pastor Bill · Postby **Pastor Bill** » May 27th, 2008, 4:57 am

Unless you have an unlisted number, I don't see how this is odd. it's just a normal reverse phone lookup, your address is listed with your phone number in the phone book.

All of that has been available publicly for years, and the only pictures I could find are the normal Google satellite images.

RamboPreacher · Postby **RamboPreacher** » May 27th, 2008, 7:26 am

yup - public information. the Internet, this is what it does.

stevenson · Postby **stevenson** » May 27th, 2008, 8:00 am

where's a link to the form?

Pastor Bill · Postby **Pastor Bill** » May 27th, 2008, 9:13 am

if yours comes up, there is a link right there to have it removed.

Ilovebigcats · Postby **Ilovebigcats** » May 27th, 2008, 9:23 am

You can see my Dad smoking on his carport...

Ilovebigcats · Postby **Ilovebigcats** » May 27th, 2008, 9:37 am

My friends' kids playing on their street...
They remember seeing the car.

Pastor Bill · Postby **Pastor Bill** » May 27th, 2008, 9:54 am

Wow, I didn't get anything like that! yes that is freaky!

Full Quiver · Postby **Full Quiver** » May 27th, 2008, 11:15 am

public info huh?

google has already removed my number

RamboPreacher · Postby **RamboPreacher** » May 27th, 2008, 11:20 am

Full Quiver wrote:public info huh?

google has already removed my number

yup - looks like public information to me. pictures taken from the street.

crossing the line of privacy? maybe. but that would be a personal call. one that had those images happened or were available in my area, I wouldn't have said crossed the line. If you feel it has, I am sure that Google will accommodate your request for removal.

Full Quiver · Postby **Full Quiver** » May 27th, 2008, 11:29 am

Rambo, I hardly find that a picture of my home and vehicles along with my first and last name, address, and phone number all listed together is public info in the sense that you are saying it is.

If so then let us know how we can run down the same info on you as well as everyone else on J2. The fact is it isn't out there yet.

I tell you what, if I see an unmarked car with a camera jerry rigged to the top driving down the road and they are filming my kids then they are in deep crap!

Jude 2