Paul McCartney Wins Google Street View Battle

Paul McCartney wins Google Street View battle: The blocked picture.

Sir Paul McCartney took on the people whom one would assume are the unbeatable Gods of the Internet, Google, and he actually won!

I’d read about this in the papers today but forgot about it until just now, but this is too stuffed full of lols not to share.

I have to be honest, I don’t actually care that much about McCartney. However, I do care about the psychotic cluster phuck that is the UK’s version of Google Street View. It is the most horrid thing in the world. I actually tried to use it once, for its intended purpose of allowing me to get realistic bearings of an unfamiliar area, and I shut it off somewhat prematurely after it gave me the creeps.

It messed with my head. It’s less an eye-level map system than a way to seep into your brain and take pictures of that too. Well, I am pretty sure there are peectures of the inside of my mind somewhere on there, just Google it.

The former Beatles singer complained to Google after the company included his London mansion in their Street View, a feature that allows users to virtually “walk” around the world’s sidewalks and streets. McCartney and his security team, however, worried that crazed fans may use the technology for ill intentions.

A Google spokesman remarked on the matter last night: “Since the launch of Street View, millions have used it and the vast majority are very happy to have their house included.” (The Sun)