tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36939759.post3962025787022359642..comments2024-01-17T07:03:57.842+00:00Comments on The Mad Ranter: Camera drone panic!FlipChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09449939046593105926noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36939759.post-14364054257957684892012-12-10T09:41:06.665+00:002012-12-10T09:41:06.665+00:00@thomas - that's where the test for "expe...@thomas - that's where the test for "expectation" comes into play. If I'm in my front garden and someone takes a picture they're not seeing anything they wouldn't had they just been walking past on public ground. <br /><br />On the other hand a high resolution image of the front window that allows a person to zoom in is the equivalent of someone standing there with a pair of binoculars.<br /><br />The rights of privacy have to be balanced. This is why there was outcry (from those paying attention) when police officers were included in the restriction of imagery (lest it be used by a terrorist to target them). Imagine being unable to take 'identifiable' images of officers performing riot duty?<br /><br />@Don B - Given the number of inspectors this lack of knowledge doesn't come as a surprise to me, but can we consider this an unpleasant symptom of big brother-ness? Recall the outcry where it was mooted that property values would be assessed via Street View and satellite imagery.FlipChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09449939046593105926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36939759.post-58125496748034931582012-12-09T20:01:44.172+00:002012-12-09T20:01:44.172+00:00Interesting aside on this subject. In 2007 there w...Interesting aside on this subject. In 2007 there were large scale flash floods in various locations along the Severn Valley. The local authorities used satellite images to assess the extent of the damage to the infrastructure such as roads etc. In the course of this inspection they observed that a number of static caravan sites had a lot more vans on them than they had planning permission for.<br /><br />Don Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08527913650847335006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36939759.post-68880966834071912612012-12-09T19:58:33.636+00:002012-12-09T19:58:33.636+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Don Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08527913650847335006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36939759.post-40428482112903424762012-12-08T23:36:34.646+00:002012-12-08T23:36:34.646+00:00I obtained a picture of my friends sitting in his ...I obtained a picture of my friends sitting in his upstairs flat, watching the TV by his window, and it is from the Google earth van, he couldn't believe it, I've told him to take it to a solicitors but he won't, it's total invasion of privacy. Its all gone a little bit to far now, and its come to the point when you realise it can't be stopped. It cant be compared to the Peter and the Dyke story more like Peter and the Tsunami, its all in place and there is no stopping it, so I just try and embrace and use the technology now and keep my nose clean. Its the children being born in one hundred years or more that I feel for, our way of life will be but a dream, so lets enjoy what we have left. Dont even speak about Big Brother no more, just trying enjoy life. thomashttp://alderleyedgewizards.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36939759.post-51087374148989227862012-12-07T09:09:45.486+00:002012-12-07T09:09:45.486+00:00Thanks, it may well come to that depending on how ...Thanks, it may well come to that depending on how the current laws are interpreted or how new ones are written.<br /><br />Consider your example of satellites in conjunction with Google Maps. Using such you could see my large swimming pool in my garden (okay I don't have a swimming pool, but say I do) this is something that can't be seen from outside my property and I may not want anyone to know about my pool. Yet using satellite imagery anyone can see it. Is that an invasion of my privacy?<br /><br />In theory I have the expectation of privacy so the answer is yes. I can now sue Google :-)<br /><br />As I say it's not easy.FlipChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09449939046593105926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36939759.post-591074289816170532012-12-07T01:03:42.888+00:002012-12-07T01:03:42.888+00:00great read that, fantastic got me thinking. I thin...great read that, fantastic got me thinking. I think we could say goodbye to satellites too, and no windows on passenger planes.Thomashttp://alderleyedgewizards.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.com