[LINK] Google StreetView Launched in Oz

[Stilgherrian]

I'm going to ask the question: Exactly how is a photograph of a house  
on a street an invasion of privacy, when it isn't linked to any  
individual?

The house is a visible, physical object that anyone can walk past and  
photograph. The address of the house is, again, a known fact. Anyone  
could already do that and, indeed, post the photo online with a  
description. Real estate agents do it all the time. All Google has  
done is photographed "everywhere" all at once, and shown us all the  
results.

If we're worried about the facts of WHO lives in that house, well,  
that data is already available all over the place.

Why don't we just start USING these tools for our benefit?

Stil


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