I just walked along Santa Monica Pier, which is impressive seeing that I am currently sitting in my house in the UK. I was using Google’s 360 Street View photos, and pretty much took a personal tour of LA. Great fun.
While taking my tour I noticed that one individual did not have his face blurred. There were actually 3 or 4 photos of the same person (I assume that on the pier the Street View camera was pushed at walking pace for safety reasons) and in all the photos this chap was not blurred. But he was wearing dark sunglasses and has a large moustache. So maybe Google does not recognise this as a face. Which means, it is the perfect disguise!
Man with Bushy Moustache and Sunglasses is not Blurred Out by Google
One other thing I discovered while taking my tour of Santa Monica Pier (the geographer in me really loves this new Google service!) is that LA piers have rock shops. I thought that rock (as in the sweet / candy, not the geological stuff) was something unique to the UK, but on Santa Monica Pier there is a place called Oatman Rock Shop. It has just occurred to me that maybe this place does actually sell rocks of the mineral variety. Any readers from Santa Monica here that can confirm either way?
Santa Monica Pier – Google Street View – Caught on Camera!
Santa Monica Pier – Google Street View Image – Oatman Rock Shop
Notice the chap taking a photo of the streetview camera team!
