Your House Is About To Be Photographed 491
An anonymous reader writes "Photographers from a Canadian company are going house to house, shooting pictures of every house in America, in hopes of building a giant database that can be sold to banks, insurance companies, and appraisal firms. While this activity is legal (as long as the photographers don't trespass on private property to get their shots), there are obviously concerns about security and privacy. Considering that an individual can be detained and questioned by the FBI for photographing a bridge in this country, why should this Canadian company get a free pass? Tinfoil hat aside, something seems very, very fishy here." From the Arizona Star article about the photographing of Tucson: "'The [handout given to people who complain] made it sound like they're doing it for law enforcement, when in reality they're doing it for sales and marketing,' said [a City Council aide], who received several calls about the company."
That reminds me (Score:5, Funny)
I better mow then (Score:2, Funny)
Damned Foreigners (Score:5, Funny)
It's just a prelude... (Score:5, Funny)
Actually we have invaded the US 47 times in the last 10 years, but nobody noticed.
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Or better yet, why not just blow up a page from XML for Dummies? Same legal protection, without the need for any thought. ;) And plus, you don't need to deal with the legal fees, the publishing company does!
Re:It's just a prelude... (Score:5, Funny)
Anyone could miss Canada, all tucked away down there.
boring job (Score:5, Funny)
"Number 134?"
"Yeah"
"It's just a door with a number?"
"Yeah like the last 133 units we've shot dumbass"
*Click*
"Okay got it"
Re:That reminds me (Score:5, Funny)
"Your 30 day free trial of Photoshop has expired.
Please purchase the full version to remove this sign"
or
"Thank you for using a pirated version of Photoshop!"
They are too late. (Score:1, Funny)
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I have a proxy house (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Damned Foreigners (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:It's just a prelude... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Canadians Do Know We Are Armed, Right? (Score:5, Funny)
I'm covering my entire house with mirrors. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:That reminds me (Score:2, Funny)
Re:+7 Spit Take (Score:4, Funny)
Re:I better mow then (Score:3, Funny)
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Re:What about rural areas? (Score:2, Funny)
A hybrid stuck in the pothole every person that lives on the dirt road knows to avoid.
Like the one on my road that ate the counties road grader last week
Re:That reminds me (Score:3, Funny)
Firstly, figure out exactly where your property line in and erect an 8' tall fence around the parimenter in accordance with local codes.
Secondly, find out when they're going to be photographing your house and be ready with a bunch of high powered flood lights that you can turn on to blind their cameras.
Thirdly, install a bunch of infared LED's and have them rotate through a whole bunch of different obcene words, etc. They're camera equipment will probably see the message but otherwise it would look like a light brite in the window.
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Sincerely,
Joe Public.
Time to start selling... (Score:3, Funny)
Oh Crap! (Score:4, Funny)
Oh, my privacy! We need to outlaw neighbors...
On the other hand, when I forget to close my garage door, one of the neighbors will probably keep an eye on the place to make sure no one walks off with stuff, and may even walk over and close it for me. Nice thing about having neighbors where you know their names...
Re:That reminds me (Score:4, Funny)
It's all part of the conspiracy. (Score:2, Funny)
Their vile plan to get the information on our homes must be stopped!
Viva la resistance!
Don't leave, or I'll make you leave! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:+7 Spit Take (Score:3, Funny)
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Re:Enforcement != laws (Score:3, Funny)
I've been to pittsburgh (Score:3, Funny)
Royalties? (Score:3, Funny)