Berlin Group pranks Google ‘Street View’ vehicle with GPS tracker

Posted: 09 February 2010 09:41 AM Five Star Member Total Posts: 5155 Joined 2005-01-27 In a feat of electronic shenanigans, a group out of Germany called Free Art and Technology (FAT) placed a GPS tracking device onto a Google Signature

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Posted: 09 February 2010 01:05 PM Senior Member Total Posts: 208 Joined 2009-12-31 Lol.

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Posted: 09 February 2010 01:11 PM Five Star Member Total Posts: 3807 Joined 2008-09-08 KingFluffs - 09 February 2010 06:05 PM Lol.

Clever. While it might be clever to do in theory, it’s incredibly rude to make offensive gestures at a camera that is merely updating a service used worldwide. If they had held up funny signs or made interesting poses, I might condone this, but as it stands I don’t. I don’t want to be looking at maps trying to find someplace I need to be and instead find some jerk’s bare rear end or middle finger because he thought it would be a funny ‘prank’ on Google. Also, it was a pretty risky move to place a tracking device on a car owned by such a far-reaching company. If it was illegal in any way, you can bet Google will find a way to recoup the costs of having to refilm those parts of the city at the prankster’s expense. Profile

Posted: 09 February 2010 01:15 PM Senior Member Total Posts: 208 Joined 2009-12-31 Ahdora - 09 February 2010 06:11 PM KingFluffs - 09 February 2010 06:05 PM Lol.

Clever. While it might be clever to do in theory, it’s incredibly rude to make offensive gestures at a camera that is merely updating a service used worldwide. If they had held up funny signs or made interesting poses, I might condone this, but as it stands I don’t. I don’t want to be looking at maps trying to find someplace I need to be and instead find some jerk’s bare rear end or middle finger because he thought it would be a funny ‘prank’ on Google. Also, it was a pretty risky move to place a tracking device on a car owned by such a far-reaching company. If it was illegal in any way, you can bet Google will find a way to recoup the costs of having to refilm those parts of the city at the prankster’s expense. Yeah but you have to like them to some degree for going “that far” to pull a prank.

I wonder if google will sue thier @sse’s. Signature Cryptids On Land Are Easier To Hunt Than Those In Sea And Air. Profile

Posted: 09 February 2010 01:16 PM Five Star Member Total Posts: 61098 Joined 2005-04-14 It doesn’t really seem all that clever. They tracked a car and made rude gestures at it. Woohoo. Signature “If any man wish to write in a clear style, let him be first clear in his thoughts.” Profile

Posted: 09 February 2010 01:21 PM Administrator Total Posts: 56861 Joined 2005-02-10 Yeah, I have to side with Ahdora and Acci on this. It seems to be one of those ‘pranks’ that are really only funny to those involved. Signature 2-15-15 9-19 1 19-16-15-18-11 7-15-4-4-5-19-19 15-6 13-9-7-8-20

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