The ghosts of Google Maps

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Society & Culture, Science, Technology

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 December 2021

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Imagine coming across your dead relative in Google's Street View. For some people, it's a strange reality. Recode’s Rebecca Heilweil (@rebheilweil) explains how some have been using the service to remember loved ones who have died. References: Read Rebecca’s story here. Enjoyed this episode? Rate Recode Daily ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. What do you want to learn about on Recode Daily? Send your requests and questions to recodedaily@recode.net. We read every email! Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear the next episode of Recode Daily by subscribing in your favorite podcast app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode was made by: Host: Adam Clark Estes (@adamclarkestes) Producer: Alan Rodriguez Espinoza (@ardzes) Engineer: Cristian Ayala Support Recode Daily by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:21.7	Hey, it's Adam.
0:24.6	Just a quick reminder that we're on break for the holidays.
0:28.4	And Rico Daily will be back with new episodes in the new year.
0:31.6	In the meantime, here's one of our favorites from this year. Have you ever done any virtual tourism in Google Street View?
0:41.6	You know, that's when you search for a place on Google Maps
0:44.4	and then click the Street View option and suddenly you're there?
0:47.6	Well, some people have been taking that to a different dimension.
0:51.5	Street View has been around for over a decade now,
0:53.7	and in that time, Google
0:54.8	has collected an immense amount of photos. Many of these have been captured at the same location
0:59.9	at different points in time, and Street View actually lets you go back and see how a place looked
1:05.4	in the past. Some users are using this feature to reconnect with loved ones that have passed away.
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