[LINK] Google denies Street View has privacy issues

[Marghanita da Cruz]

Jan Whitaker wrote:
> At 07:36 AM 6/06/2007, Antony Barry wrote:
> 
>> Google denies Street View has privacy issues
> 
> 
> I did an interview for Perth radio on this yesterday. At this point, I 
> tend to agree that this is a tempest in a teapot. It's far lower on the 
> continuum of privacy threatening than the street surveillance cameras 
> recording our every move in public spaces. At least this way we can 
> partially check what was snapped and request it be removed. I think this 
> thing is more about embarrassment, like 'candid camera' or backgrounds 
> in any type of photo taken in public spaces.
> 
> The last question was something like "Since Australians are usually an 
> uninhibited lot, when they come to do Australia, should people be 
> advised in advance so they can line up in the streets in their boarders?"
> 
> I suggested if anyone had in mind to drop their daks, they needed to 
> remember the pictures were going out on the net and a lot of people 
> would see them. I don't think the interviewer expected that answer.
...

Jan,

I think this is quite different to surveillance in pubic places (which 
doesn't thrill me either).

When friends mentioned to me, that they and their kids were disappointed 
that the Google Photo of Sydney did not go ahead, I was a bit surprised.

Not being aware of the planned photo, I wondered about the privacy 
aspects and their enthusiasm.

Check out  little johno and jenny in their backyard at their 
home...etc. etc.

M
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