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I know where your cat lives!

Postby wendy » 28 Aug 2014, 11:40

We all know that cats are everywhere online, but now you can find out where they live in the real world. This ingenious website analyses metadata from one million cat photograghs uploaded to the web, then places them on Google Maps.

click here http://iknowwhereyourcatlives.com/

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If you've uploaded a photo of your cat, there's a good chance it will be here, so zoom into your street to find out out.

Alternatively, click the blue 'random cat' button to begin your magical moggy tour - you could end up anywhere in the world, from Iceland to the Solomon islands.

While it's fun to browse, the website has a serious aim to highlight the "decreased privacy for all" online. The site's creator, Owen Mundy - an art professor at Florida State University - wants to highlight how unsafe it can be to post photos online, while also celebrating the web's "sociable and humorous appreciation of domesticated felines".
https://www.norfolkwebsupport.co.uk/ind ... Itemid=113
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Re: I know where your cat lives!

Postby JaneJ » 28 Aug 2014, 12:51

Thats incredible they can do that!
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Re: I know where your cat lives!

Postby Misspears » 28 Aug 2014, 14:18

It just shows you what they can do
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Re: I know where your cat lives!

Postby annie » 28 Aug 2014, 18:09

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Re: I know where your cat lives!

Postby wendy » 28 Aug 2014, 18:14

I thought it was scary and a warning.
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