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12.01.09

Google Explains Street View to Wary Japanese With--What Else?--Adorable Stop-Motion Animation

Google Japan's new video aims to alleviate privacy concerns among Japanese residents
By Jeremy Hsu Posted 09.14.2009 at 3:59 pm 2 Comments


Fret no longer, citizens of Japan, about Google's camera vans exposing the awkward moments of your private lives to millions via Street View. Because here, see? All that's behind its scary secrets is an impossibly adorable anthropomorphic camera truck in a wonderland of children's toys. Dawww, its bobbing camera head just snapped a photo of your car! It's so cute!

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