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A9 Search Engine Launches Yellow Pages

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the picture-perfect dept.

vmalik writes "The A9 search engine has launched a Yellow Pages service, and the listings in major cities include photographs of the storefronts. The site also contains information on how they did it. It seems to be pretty good with lots of store images and driving information from MapQuest."

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  1. erm, are you retarded? by goldcd · · Score: 2, Informative

    They've photographed storefronts - things you'd see yourself walking up and down a street. Now unless the secret terrorist targets are listing themselves in the yellow pages (is there even a section for secret terrorist targets)? I fail to see, sorry I can't even argue again your point, so vague and vacuous it appears to be.

  2. Re:Invasion of privacy by Alpha27 · · Score: 3, Informative

    If you are on a public street, then there is no expectation of privacy. If you don't have a sign displaying your name, then it's a bit hard to map the image to you unless you're listed in the yellow pages, which in that case, defeats the idea of privacy.

    So short answer, "no".

  3. Non-cookie version by slyguy135 · · Score: 2, Informative

    Don't forget you can use http://generic.a9.com/ so they don't keep track of you (or at least don't LOOK as if they're keeping track of you...)

  4. The French did it a few years ago by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    The French yellow pages http://www.pagesjaunes.fr/ put online pictures of the streets of Paris France a few years ago. They did not use a van but good'ol pedestrians with Nikon digital cameras. It was perhaps in 2001 or 2002 if I remember correctly. Now you can visit Paris for free ;-)