Originally Posted By: frog51
99.99..whatever percent of thieves simply don't care enough to take photos. Even if you are rich and live in an upmarket area. Very few people would warrant that sort of effort.

Someone claiming to be a former member of the burgling community posted on Slashdot to say that photography, whether Google's or one's own, of security problems visible from the street is useless for burglary purposes anyway, as what the burglar actually wants is a way to enter the property where they won't be visible from the street.

Peter