Google Street View privacy-filter blurs out tiki head on restaurant roof

Cory Doctorow 10:39 pm Thu Dec 2, 2010

"The Goof" is a weird tiki sculpture on the roof of the beloved Bali Hai restaurant in San Diego — despite his odd mien, he's apparently lifelike enough for the Google Maps privacy engine to have auto-blurred his face.

Bali Hai/Google Street View

(Thanks, Dan!)

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