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Sunday, March 4, 2012
Most Embarrassing Google Street Views Moments
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A guy walking down a Paris street with a blow-up doll, topless sunbathers, UFOs... Google has caught it all with its Street View cameras. Google has fielded many privacy complaints and even needed to re-shoot Street View photos in several Japanese cities. Now Google is facing a lawsuit from a Frenchman caught urinating in his yard--apparently, he is now a laughing stock in his village. (Really?) Read our top story today for details on the latest Google privacy kerfuffle and links to other embarrassing Google Street Views moments. --Kim Saccio-Kent, Newsletter EditorTop Story Google Sued by Frenchman Caught on Street View in Embarrassing Pose Already facing heavy criticism about changes to its privacy policy, the Internet search leader is now being sued over a Street View image that shows an unidentified man in France urinating in his own yard. Top Tweets From @PCWPluggedIn Survey: Most consumers clueless about Do No Track technology: Naively, 86% think it stops them from being tracked. Researchers: Mobile less popular way to buy than in store: Maybe because mobile shoplifting is so hard to do. Google, Apple named as defendants in Street View patent suit: And you thought they'd never see eye-to-eye in court. Follow us every day on Twitter: @PCWPluggedIn Spotlight on Geek Tech Your Body Heat Could Someday Charge Your Phone Researchers at Wake Forest University find a way to turn body heat into electricity. Browse this week's Geek Tech. Download of the Week Nature Conservancy 2011 Windows 7 Theme Enjoy lovely nature imagery from participants in the Nature Conservancy's 2011 photo contest. Fun & Games Assassin's Creed III To Be Set During the American Revolution Assassin's Creed III will see a new series protagonist battling redcoats in Colonial America. Ears-on With the Star Wars: The Old Republic Gaming Headset Razer's new gaming headset is loaded with features, but it's probably more than most gamers need. Places for Fun Stuff on PCWorld.com
A guy walking down a Paris street with a blow-up doll, topless sunbathers, UFOs... Google has caught it all with its Street View cameras. Google has fielded many privacy complaints and even needed to re-shoot Street View photos in several Japanese cities. Now Google is facing a lawsuit from a Frenchman caught urinating in his yard--apparently, he is now a laughing stock in his village. (Really?) Read our top story today for details on the latest Google privacy kerfuffle and links to other embarrassing Google Street Views moments.
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