Google had a glorious explanation for this cow's blurred face in Street View
LONDON — Animals deserve their privacy too, you know.
For the noble British cow, nothing could be more disrupting to an early afternoon riverside stroll than the sight of a pesky cameraman coming along to disturb the peace.
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Thankfully, it appears Google understands the need for bovine privacy.
Great to see Google takes cow privacy seriously pic.twitter.com/ACTBpDwno6
— David Shariatmadari (@D_Shariatmadari) September 13, 2016
The image above is a screengrab from Google Street View, taken in Cambridge, UK, on the banks of the River Cam.
Unsurprisingly, the picture went down well on Twitter.
@D_Shariatmadari @jonworth Some people think one cow looks much like any udder. Not so!
— Tim Bale (@ProfTimBale) September 13, 2016
@D_Shariatmadari Google teat view
— Titus Thomson (@TitusJude) September 13, 2016
@D_Shariatmadari @THEJacobBowen I got a beef with that!
— TANSTAAFL (@TANSTAAFL23) September 14, 2016
@TitusJude @D_Shariatmadari Udderly ridiculous.
— Funky Robot (@Metal___Mickey) September 13, 2016
@jonworth @D_Shariatmadari Had better milk that one for all it's worth before that happens, then.
— Tim Bale (@ProfTimBale) September 13, 2016
Sadly, though, the cow's privacy isn't complete. A bit of Googling shows us that, mere moments before, the girthy beast was in plain view on the path.
Image: google
Then, moments later...
Image: google
To clear things up, the BBC got in touch with Google, which provided the following — entirely on-point — explanation.
"We thought you were pulling the udder one when we herd the moos, but it's clear that our automatic face-blurring technology has been a little overzealous," Google told the BBC.
"Of course, we don't begrudge this cow milking its five minutes of fame."
Can't really argue with that.
