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Google Street View Explained via Cute Animation


There's no better way to help folks understand something complex than with stop-motion animation. For example, just watch this whimsical clip from Google Japan that explains just how the search giant's Street View feature works.

The clip stars a mind-bogglingly cute guy (with a camera for a head) cruising through an idyllic wood-block neighborhood and snapping shots for Street View. When he gets back to the office, the pictures are scanned for any privacy issues (such as license plate numbers or names on mailboxes), and your trusty Google employee blurs the information before the photos hit the Web.

Street View has stirred up controversy in the past over questions of privacy invasion, but one viewing of this clip and all concern and any ill will towards Google instantly melt away. [From: The Jailbreak]



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