i agree about those being a reasonable guide - but on the other hand i think the whole backyard thing is getting to be a very gray area these days.
i personally wouldn't do something in my backyard that i would be concerned about other people seeing, if there was any way they could see it from the air or from outside the yard.
there are all kinds of satellite views of cities now that anyone can access, which show people's backyards - so i guess all those are technically invasions of privacy, but the reality is, no one is going to stop the satellites from taking pictures, so people should face reality about what they can and can't expect in teh way of privacy in their yards.
as for public places, i would be even less inclined to do anything i would be upset about about anyone in the world seeing - i heard somewhere that the average person is photographed in public 14 times a day now in various ways. the odds of a person showing up on google street views if very slim compared to that, i would think.
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Date: 2007-06-01 02:28 am (UTC)i personally wouldn't do something in my backyard that i would be concerned about other people seeing, if there was any way they could see it from the air or from outside the yard.
there are all kinds of satellite views of cities now that anyone can access, which show people's backyards - so i guess all those are technically invasions of privacy, but the reality is, no one is going to stop the satellites from taking pictures, so people should face reality about what they can and can't expect in teh way of privacy in their yards.
as for public places, i would be even less inclined to do anything i would be upset about about anyone in the world seeing - i heard somewhere that the average person is photographed in public 14 times a day now in various ways. the odds of a person showing up on google street views if very slim compared to that, i would think.