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Warning: “Big Google” May be Watching You

Google Street Views is a feature offered through the Google’s Maps service that allows users to see street level views of an ever growing number of locations. Google Street Views is just another addition in a line of mapping and imagery products from Google that includes such products as the popular Google Earth.

Google Earth provides users with satellite images of almost any spot on the planet. However, if you happened to be caught naked in your backyard pool by the satellite, the pictures are of such low resolution no one will know you from the family dog. This is not the case with Google Street Views. This was made clear with the case of “Thong Girl” who was caught on tape by Google Street Views in her truck displaying her, well, thong.

What other embarrassing images might Street Views capture in the future? Should this be consider invasion of privacy, or should we just except that a search for “your name here nude” in Google will soon yield results for each and every person on the planet?

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1 Comment so far

  1. Paul on June 13th, 2007

    I knew there was a reason I am wearing this aluminum foil hat.

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