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I wanna find out more about the van itself. The various little privacy implications aside, this is pretty cool tech.

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Guest endymion

You've seen the places where it took photos of its own reflection on glass store fronts? Pretty boring van compared to the Microsoft one.

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Guest pod

Yeah, it's like a minivan with a black dome.

Honestly, I think it's better that way. With the service becoming more public, a discreet vehicle is better.

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My attorney suspects that the Google van may be unmarked for legal reasons. The Microsoft van, covered in Microsoft promotional vinyl, could be considered a "production" vehicle. She suspects that maybe Google is preparing for anticipated lawsuits from some of those identifiable people spotted doing embarrassing things 'in public'.

There is now a whole new type of privacy abuse/invasion that we woke up on Tuesday morning not even anticipating. It's amazing how quickly tech moves forward and how much of it has to do with attorneys.

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Guest pod

What Google seems to be standing on right now is that they're only doing as much as someone on the street with a camera could do.

Great idea, but I can see it getting messy soon.

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Guest endymion

Great idea, but I can see it getting messy soon.

That's exactly what people said about Google Video the week that it was launched.

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Guest RzO

yah this could get messy

per se the van happens to catch a crime in progress or some evidence that could be used in court. would this evidence be allowed?

i would think yes but i am no lawyer

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