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Reader Kyle MacDonald<\/a> wrote in to say he’s spotted the Google Street View car slumbering on Hotel de Ville between Rachel and Duluth last night.<\/p>\n

“If one wanted to tail the car to put themselves in pictures etc, I’d say this would be a great place to start your day,” he wrote.<\/p>\n

But those who do end up in front of the camera will, by Google’s account, be unidentifiable by the time the images are uploaded to the net. Google assuaged fears about privacy violation<\/a> by agreeing to blur all faces and licence plates photographed in Canada. (I wonder if I’m violating the Google car’s privacy by posting its address? But, hey, at least you can’t see its licence plate number.)<\/p>\n

Photo by Kylemac<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Reader Kyle MacDonald wrote in to say he’s spotted the Google Street View car slumbering on Hotel de Ville between Rachel and Duluth last night. “If one wanted to tail the car to put themselves in pictures etc, I’d say this would be a great place to start your day,” he wrote. 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