Roland Perry wrote:

In message , at 18:47:01 on
Fri, 20 Mar 2009, Steve Firth remarked:
And they blur out people's arms, car hubcaps and bits of roadsigns,
because they are bored?

I suspect road signs because Google seems to have a policy (but a
strange one) on advertising. I've mostly been checking out cities in
Italy that I know well. On those street scenes the signs most frequently
blurred out are the ones that all Italian cities have advertising local
businesses. Also they seem to blur out logos of big corporates such as
KFC/McDonalds.

You seem to have misunderstood what I said.

You seem to have typed something intending one meaning while not
realising that it has several meanings.

A road sign is something
that says "No Waiting", or "High Street".

sigh In Italy road signs also say "Hotel Miramare 800M " or point to
other local businesses.

Hubcaps might be the same rule - I've seen some bizarre blurring on
vehicles such as headlights on BMWs and rear boot badges on some, but
not all, models.

I don't think I've ever seen a corporate logo on a hubcap.

RR,
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/169/3...5922bc.jpg?v=0

blue and white propellor,
http://www.bm1centre.com/images/Wheelparts/BMW%20WC.jpg

"Ford" in an oval,
http://www.hubcapzone.com/hubcaps/fa...ord/3292wc.jpg

Audi logo
http://www2.partstrain.com/images/photos/A261206.JPG


Or are you going to deny that these are corporate logos?

Other features seem to be blurred by motion, either of the camera or of
the subject.

Or usually just a blob of inexplicable blurring.

Some of it seems to be an artefact of stiching the 360 degree image
together.