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| Google Street View's beefed-up privacy blurs out cow's face | |
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| We are used to faces and number plates being obscured by Google to protect privacy for images on Street View, but animals don’t often suffer the same fate – except for this Cambridge cow. | We are used to faces and number plates being obscured by Google to protect privacy for images on Street View, but animals don’t often suffer the same fate – except for this Cambridge cow. |
| The picture, which was taken last summer at Coe Fen, was spotted by the Guardian’s US opinion editor David Shariatmadari. | The picture, which was taken last summer at Coe Fen, was spotted by the Guardian’s US opinion editor David Shariatmadari. |
| Great to see Google takes cow privacy seriously pic.twitter.com/ACTBpDwno6 | Great to see Google takes cow privacy seriously pic.twitter.com/ACTBpDwno6 |
| Although the cow can be seen in all its bovine glory in one image near the river Cam, Google appears to have blurred it for a tighter crop. | Although the cow can be seen in all its bovine glory in one image near the river Cam, Google appears to have blurred it for a tighter crop. |
| The search giant admitted its technology may have been a little overeager. | The search giant admitted its technology may have been a little overeager. |
| A spokesperson for Google told the BBC: “We thought you were pulling the udder one when we herd the moos, but it’s clear that our automatic face-blurring technology has been a little overzealous. Of course, we don’t begrudge this cow milking its five minutes of fame.” | A spokesperson for Google told the BBC: “We thought you were pulling the udder one when we herd the moos, but it’s clear that our automatic face-blurring technology has been a little overzealous. Of course, we don’t begrudge this cow milking its five minutes of fame.” |
| Shariatmadari’s tweet has been retweeted more than 9,000 times – with plenty of cow jokes among the replies. | Shariatmadari’s tweet has been retweeted more than 9,000 times – with plenty of cow jokes among the replies. |
| @D_Shariatmadari @jonworth Some people think one cow looks much like any udder. Not so! | @D_Shariatmadari @jonworth Some people think one cow looks much like any udder. Not so! |
| @D_Shariatmadari was she asked mooove out of the way or was the pic taken on the hoof? | @D_Shariatmadari was she asked mooove out of the way or was the pic taken on the hoof? |
| @D_Shariatmadari @jazmasta Cows should dress more modestly so they don't have to have their faces blurred in shame. pic.twitter.com/dBkfvpVprR | @D_Shariatmadari @jazmasta Cows should dress more modestly so they don't have to have their faces blurred in shame. pic.twitter.com/dBkfvpVprR |
| The cow picture has echoes of an image released in May by West Midlands police of three lambs being transported in a Ford Galaxy people carrier. | The cow picture has echoes of an image released in May by West Midlands police of three lambs being transported in a Ford Galaxy people carrier. |
| Officers spotted the unusual cargo in Yardley, Birmingham, and pursued the vehicle, which hit a parked car. | Officers spotted the unusual cargo in Yardley, Birmingham, and pursued the vehicle, which hit a parked car. |
| Three men abandoned the Ford and its cuddly cargo, but were arrested after a search of nearby gardens. One was found up a tree and another in a conservatory. | Three men abandoned the Ford and its cuddly cargo, but were arrested after a search of nearby gardens. One was found up a tree and another in a conservatory. |
| The three lambs were rehomed at a farm in Sheldon while officers attempted to trace their owners. | The three lambs were rehomed at a farm in Sheldon while officers attempted to trace their owners. |