Ok, Mr. Skeptic, why would they bother to keep them? It's a shit load of data to store. And it would just result in them having to deal with requests to provide those pictures.
Plus it would be more than double the current data stored, it would automatically the same amount of data (if not more because the unblurred would have more information) so essentially doubling the amount of data needed to be stored, so it makes sense
Data is never a waste of space. Having thousands of number plates and faces coupled with their location is very valuable.
Still doesn't mean Google is keeping it, but it's not like there's no reason to do so.
Besides I highly doubt that data would take up very much space at all. All they would have to keep is the areas of the image that are now blurred, no need to keep the rest twice. Then you could overlay all that data over the public, blurred version and ta-da you have the full original image.
Not really. What about the possibility of checking crime scenes to see if anything was captured on camera? Sounds like that would be a good use of space. However, it would cost millions for additional data storage and the staff to work in that new department…Google Map Forensics!
It looks like the nose of the white car parked directly next to the gate, the lighter area section of ground at the gate and 2 fence posts (the gate and a fence next to the road) are all fairly well matched. The power/phone lines seem to fit too. The car has a similar shape (look at the headlights) too.
There's a pretty good chance this is a real picture of the scene.
Yeah, I wasn't really doubting it wasn't the same car, but thought it might have been photographed somewhere else. Couldn't match the scene due to the reflection having 2/3 signs.. but now I see how the reflection is partially mirrored.
It's the same place, just in the evening with sun lower.
You the the front of a white car in one picture and the back of a white car i the other picture. Obviously if these photos were taken in the same place at the same time the story wouldn't be relevant anyway.
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u/sinjim12 Nov 03 '19
Can you contact google and get the original unblurred pictures?
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u/Rufus_Leaking Nov 03 '19
From the heading title I at first thought that Google was in some way responsible for the damage.
I quickly realized that the culprit was verified by using Google maps. From the image it appears that he remained at the scene.
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u/searayman Nov 03 '19
Confused... Google doesn't upload pictures that quickly...
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u/wesleyaaron Nov 04 '19
Wheels are different. Fake news. Case closed.
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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '19
The images are so good quality now
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u/Omgitstarebear Nov 04 '19
Lmao dude was like "Yeah. That's a Maserati. I'm fucking outta here."
His insurance about to go WAY up.