UPDATE: They’ve flushed it.
Oh my goodness me. Take a look at the front page of the Age website.
The story is about Google having to (ahem) wipe a picture of a man sitting on a backyard dunny from its Streetview service. But The Age hasn’t wiped it! The Age has splashed it! (Puns intentional).
The story reveals that the house is in Port Melbourne, and includes an interview with the owner of the property, who acknowledges that he is probably the man on the dunny.
The low resolution photo of the older-style Port Melbourne dwelling was taken from a narrow lane that borders the property and shows a corrugated-roof outhouse.
Through the open door, a balding man can be seen sitting on the toilet, head bowed and arms resting on his knees.
“I don’t think it’s a very nice thing to do,” the owner of the property told smh.com.au. “It’s an invasion of privacy.”
So Google responds to privacy concerns. It seems that The Age is much less sensitive. I wonder how that man is feeling now?
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Would it have been too much to ask for the fella to close the door on the dunny?!?
He’s obviously a passive aggressive exhibitionist!