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posted by janrinok on Saturday June 13 2015, @04:09AM   Printer-friendly
from the core-business dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

For years Google Maps has offered Street View, giving viewers a street level glimpse into far away destinations.

Word on the street (no pun intended!) is that Apple is sending out vehicles to photograph various locales in Ireland, UK, and the United States, with the imagery being used in their Apple Maps application.

In the US, Apple will be driving around parts of Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Texas, Utah, and Washington state.

In Ireland, Apple will map the greater Dublin area. For the UK, street mapping will be done in Essex, Greater London, Kent, and Birmingham.

Apple's page states:

[...] Apple is driving vehicles around the world to collect data which will be used to improve Apple Maps. Some of this data will be published in future Apple Maps updates.

[...] We are committed to protecting your privacy while collecting this data. For example, we will blur faces and license plates on collected images prior to publication.


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  • (Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Sunday June 14 2015, @03:47AM

    I loved that starbucks but at the same time I was unlucky in love with two different women.

    (Not at the same time.)

    I'm pretty sure I was at one of the tables at the window when the car went by, for sure I would have had my macbook pro. They must not have posted the photo.

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