Google Tricycle automatically blurs faces
So the Google Tricycle is hitting Europe, going off road. The California search engine leader has hired two cyclists to ride through Paris gardens, historical sites and other pedestrian-only areas on the device to take thousands of digital photos. For example, the are biking through the gardens of France’s Chateau de Versailles. The only difference this time, they are blurring the faces of the people they drive by:
To respect people’s privacy, Google has installed software that recognizes license plates and people’s faces and automatically blurs them, Dauba-Pantanacce said. Google will then choose the best photos among the thousands taken. The blurring comes to meet privacy concerns. – from MSNBC










