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11/19/2009 02:16:39 PM · #26 |
I had to use my virtuoso photoshop skillz to photoshop my home into the not very up to date bing maps picture.
It sure is a nice place where I live!
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11/19/2009 02:39:10 PM · #27 |
My house location (circled): 
Wider view showing relationship to "my marsh": 
R.
ETA: house is canopied by trees from that angle and zooming doesn't let you see anything but a snip of roof.
Message edited by author 2009-11-19 14:40:03. |
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11/19/2009 03:01:16 PM · #28 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Wider view showing relationship to "my marsh":
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What's with all the blurred out bits on that one? |
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11/19/2009 03:10:40 PM · #29 |
Thats where the secret nuclear missile silos are.
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11/19/2009 03:41:15 PM · #30 |
I haven't looked at the Google Earth view of our home lately, and I was quite surprised to see that not only was there a new space image, but the Googlemobile has hit our street! Our road isn't exactly a major highway, so I was pretty surprised to see that they visited our neighborhood. Here's our house on the street view!
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11/19/2009 06:23:00 PM · #31 |
New Jersey, a.k.a. su-bored-ia
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11/19/2009 06:52:07 PM · #32 |
Originally posted by george917:
New Jersey, a.k.a. su-bored-ia
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Hey, at least you've got trees!! |
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11/19/2009 07:00:06 PM · #33 |
Originally posted by KarenNfld:
Originally posted by george917:
New Jersey, a.k.a. su-bored-ia |
Hey, at least you've got trees!! |
I'd rather have cars and buses and subways and PEOPLE (stuck up rich bastards are NOT people). |
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11/19/2009 07:15:32 PM · #34 |
 Hatchet and I live here. |
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11/19/2009 07:35:37 PM · #35 |
Still have to figure out how to get a good copy of the street view, but I like this overview. |
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11/19/2009 07:35:37 PM · #36 |
Originally posted by alanfreed:
I haven't looked at the Google Earth view of our home lately, and I was quite surprised to see that not only was there a new space image, but the Googlemobile has hit our street! Our road isn't exactly a major highway, so I was pretty surprised to see that they visited our neighborhood. Here's our house on the street view!
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Wow... I didn't know there was a googlemobile going around doing this. Hmmmmmmmmmmm. |
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11/19/2009 07:56:45 PM · #37 |
Originally posted by Nuzzer:
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Wider view showing relationship to "my marsh":
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What's with all the blurred out bits on that one? |
blurred the place names on basic principles, couldn't get google to remove them.
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11/19/2009 08:55:21 PM · #38 |
A low-altitude view. The dotted lines show the approximate property boundaries.
This higher view shows our location relative to the nearest town (Deer Island) and the Columbia River.
This high-altitude view shows our location relative to the rest of the state (north-west corner of Oregon).
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11/19/2009 09:15:11 PM · #39 |
| I still think you people are crazy for broadcasting this information. Call me Mr. Paranoid! |
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11/19/2009 09:16:33 PM · #40 |
Originally posted by CEJ:
I still think you people are crazy for broadcasting this information. Call me Mr. Paranoid! |
Mr. Paranoid... :D if someone is thinking about robbing me.. this is what you'll find inside..
 Go ahead, make his day!!!!
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11/19/2009 09:20:14 PM · #41 |
| A nice steak laced with something will do him fine. So will pepper spray and a taser and a gun and a number of other items commonly or not so commonly available. |
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11/19/2009 09:23:15 PM · #42 |
Originally posted by Scholten:
Wow... I didn't know there was a googlemobile going around doing this. Hmmmmmmmmmmm. |
There is literally a car that drives around, capturing "Street View" images for Google maps. In some areas, people have protested against it, claiming it to be an invasion of privacy.
Here in Pittsburgh, there was a neighborhood who made a massive party out of the arrival of the car. Check this out!! |
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11/19/2009 09:43:26 PM · #43 |
Originally posted by CEJ:
I still think you people are crazy for broadcasting this information. Call me Mr. Paranoid! |
I have a little insight being involved in this business of geographic data. I can tell you that using just the pictures that some of you have posted here and information in your profiles it's very easy to find many of your homes. The reality is that using information from most of our profiles and simple tools like google and google maps anyone can it narrow it down to a neighborhood or so. Posting pictures with circles around your home just pin-points the exact spot. With it narrowed down that far it's pretty easy to even get pictures of your homes (or nearby spots in your neighborhood) using google street view
Just testing the theory I've been able to find several posted here even when you've blurred or omitted the labels. Just a word of caution, be careful what you post.
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11/19/2009 09:45:57 PM · #44 |
Originally posted by CEJ:
I still think you people are crazy for broadcasting this information. Call me Mr. Paranoid! |
My name and address are in the phone book, if anyone wants to find me they can look it up, so posting an aerial view of my house isn't going to make it any easier to find me. At least on the pic of my neighbourhood I blocked out the street names. |
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11/19/2009 09:58:41 PM · #45 |
HA. It is easier to just show you the front door! I was getting seasick trying to
work the coordinates on Google Earth.
The contractor who did the repairs came back and painted the siding. So it is
respectable again.
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11/19/2009 10:09:28 PM · #46 |
So what? What are you planning to do with that information...? I'm sure that with even the most minor amount of investigative work, most of us could come up with the addresses and other data for a ton of folks here. To make it easy for you... I'm at 739 Ridge Road, Ambridge, PA. Knock on the door and I'll be more than happy to offer you a Pepsi.
I'm just not sure I understand why any of this would make people very paranoid, unless they have a stalker coming after them or some such thing.
Originally posted by DJWoodward:
I have a little insight being involved in this business of geographic data. I can tell you that using just the pictures that some of you have posted here and information in your profiles it's very easy to find many of your homes. |
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11/19/2009 10:18:10 PM · #47 |
Originally posted by alanfreed:
Knock on the door and I'll be more than happy to offer you a Pepsi(or possibly a pass/ticket to a Steeler's game?)
unless they have a stalker coming after them or some such thing (see ya next home game, I'll be the guy standing out front all week!) |
Message edited by author 2009-11-19 22:18:40. |
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11/19/2009 10:20:49 PM · #48 |
Not much to see here from the air. I like the trees though. Some of them are about 70 ft tall.
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11/19/2009 10:38:14 PM · #49 |
Originally posted by alanfreed:
So what? What are you planning to do with that information...? |
I don't plan to do anything with the information. I was only pointing out to those that may be concerned with their privacy how easy it is to use the limited information posted to find more detail than they may realize. I agree with your comment regarding a minor amount of investigation and stated something similar.
People have different comfort levels regarding their private info. Obviously most of you participating in this thread aren't paranoid and that's ok. But I do find it interesting that several people took the time to omit or blur the labels, I assume to protect their privacy to some degree. However, it doesn't help at all when just a bit of investigation work combined with their picture you can easily find their exact location.
Let me rephrase what I said before. Instead of be careful of what you post I'll say just be aware you may be giving away more than you think.
Thanks for the Pepsi offer, According to google it'll take 10 hours and 57 minutes to travel the 691 miles so I'll see you some time tomorrow. |
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11/19/2009 11:29:36 PM · #50 |
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