[LINK] Schneier: The Internet is a surveillance state

stephen at melbpc.org.au stephen at melbpc.org.au
Sun Mar 17 16:07:02 AEDT 2013


Kim forwards,

> The Internet is a surveillance state. Whether we admit it to ourselves
> or not, and whether we like it or not, we're being tracked all the time.
>
> Google tracks us, both on its pages and on other pages it has access to.
>
> Facebook does the same; it even tracks non-Facebook users. Apple tracks
> us on our iPhones and iPads. One reporter used a tool called Collusion
> to track who was tracking him; 105 companies tracked his Internet use
> during one 36-hour period ..


Seems to me that the most objectionable aspect to an increasing commercial
personal-surveillance is the linking of your virtual and physical location.

And Google are inviting the world to submit floor plans of public places so
they can do exactly that. It must annoy Google that they don't know exactly
where we are in real space. Google know where we go, and, what we do online
and increasingly will be able to know where we go and are in real life. :-(

Piss off Google, and, all your customers. How dare people track us? This is
much worse than any government moves regarding personal invasion of privacy

"Maps Floor Plans. Add your floor plans to Google Maps"

 <http://maps.google.com/help/maps/floorplans>

Help people (Google) find their way around public spaces. Here's how:

1. Add them yourself

* Find the building on the map.
* Upload pictures of your floor plans or directories of a floor.
* Line up your floor plan with satellite images in Google Maps.
* Submit! This will help us improve Google Maps. 

(Click to) Add a floor plan now!

2. Or Google can help

* If you'd like help uploading your own floorplans, let us know and we can
  help. Request help if you:
* Represent a large organization
* Have more than 5 floor plans
* Need help uploading

(Click to) Request Help!

Once processed, anyone will be able to see your floor plans in Google Maps 
for Android.

NOTE: Google Maps Floor Plans is still in Beta. We’re still working out
the kinks in how we process your floor plans, so right now we can’t give
estimates on when your floor plans will appear in Google Maps for Android.
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(AND 2)

Google Maps Floor Plan Marker
Google Inc.
TOP DEVELOPER
	
(Click to) INSTALL (Android app)

Description
Help Google Maps show users their location more accurately within indoor
venues. Walk around the floors in a popular, public building to collect
publicly broadcast data, and afterwards, users of Google Maps for Android
will be able to see their location ("the familiar blue dot") in those
floors when they're inside the venue. Note that you must first upload a
floor plan at https://maps.google.com/help/maps/floorplans/. Likely to be
of interest mostly to map enthusiasts and venue owners.

<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=com.google.android.apps.insight.surveyor&hl=en>
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Guess Google etc already know where Android users are in these venues ..

<http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/smartphone-apps/google-maps-indoor-
venues-20130313-2fz8o.html>

"Google Maps Indoor Venues"
 March 13, 2013

A full list of the Australian venues supported at the launch of Google 
Indoor Maps.

Shopping centres

Albany Brooks Garden Shopping Centre
Albury Centre
Albury Shopping Centre
Altone Park Marketplace
Belmont Shopping Centre
Brandon Park Shopping Centre
Burnie Centre
Canberra Centre
Carlingford Court
Castle Towers Shopping Centre
Casuarina Square
Centro Armidale
Centro Arndale
Centro Bankstown
Centro Box Hill South
Centro Colonnades
Centro Cranbourne
Centro Dianella
Centro Flinders
Centro Keilor Shopping Centre
Centro Somerville Shopping Center
Centro Whitehorse
Centro Whitsunday Shopping Centre
Charlestown Square
Chifley Plaza
Dandenong Plaza
Eastland Shopping Centre
Emerald Market Plaza
Emerald Village
Forestway Shopping Centre
Galleria Centre
Glenorchy Centre
Grand Central Shopping Centre
Gympie Shopping Centre
Halls Head Centre
Harbourside Sydney
Highpoint Shopping Center
Hyperdome Brisbane
Kalamunda Centre
Karratha Shopping Centre
Kiama Centre
Kurralta Centre
Lavington Shopping Centre
Lennox Shopping Centre
Lutwyche Shopping Centre
Maddington Shopping Centre
Maitland Hunter Mall
Mandurah Shopping Centre
Meadow Mews Centre
Melbourne Central Shopping Centre
Melville Plaza
Mildura Centre
Mornington Shopping Centre
Mount Gambier Centre
Nepean Shopping Centre
Noosa Civic Shopping Centre
Norton Plaza
Oakleigh Centre
Oxenford Centre
Pinelands Shopping Centre
Port Pirie Centre
Queen Victoria Building
Raymond Terrace Shopping Centre
Robina Town Centre
Roselands Centre
Rouse Hill Town Centre
Seven Hills Centre
Springwood Shopping Centre
Stirlings Centre
Stockland Aitkenvale
Stockland Baldivis
Stockland Balgowlah
Stockland Bathurst
Stockland Baulkham Hills
Stockland Benowa Gardens
Stockland Bull Creek
Stockland Burleigh
Stockland Cairns
Stockland Caloundra Shopping Centre
Stockland Corrimal
Stockland Forster
Stockland Gladstone Shopping Centre
Stockland Green Hills
Stockland Highlands
Stockland Jesmond
Stockland Jimboomba
Stockland Merrylands
Stockland North Shore
Stockland Nowra
Stockland The Pines
Stockland Point Cook 
Stockland Riverton
Stockland Rockhampton
Stockland Shellharbour
Stockland Tooronga
Stockland Traralgon Shopping Centre
Stockland Wallsend Shopping Centre
Stockland Wetherill Park
Sunshine Marketplace
Surfers Paradise Centre
Taigum Centre
The Galeries (Sydney)
The Gateway Centre
The Glen Centre
The Strand Arcade
Toombal Centre
Toormina Shopping Centre
Tweed Shopping Centre
Victoria Gardens Shopping Centre
Victoria Park Shopping Centre
Warnbro Shopping Centre
Warriewood Shopping Centre
Warrnambool Shopping Centre
Warwick Shopping Centre
Watergardens Town Centre Shopping Centre
West Side Broken Hill Centre
Westfield Airport West
Westfield Bondi Junction
Westfield Burwood
Westfield Carindale
Westfield Chatswood
Westfield Chermside
Westfield Doncaster
Westfield Eastgardens Shopping Centre
Westfield Figtree
Westfield Fountain Gate
Westfield Garden City
Westfield Geelong
Westfield Helensvale
Westfield Hornsby
Westfield Hurstville Shopping Centre
Westfield Innaloo
Westfield Kotara
Westfield Liverpool
Westfield Marion
Westfield Miranda
Westfield Mt Druitt
Westfield North Lakes
Westfield North Rocks
Westfield Parramatta 
Westfield Penrith Shopping Centre
Westfield Plenty Valley Shopping Centre
Westfield Southland
Westfield Strathpine
Westfield Sydney
Westfield Tea Tree Plaza Shopping Centre
Westfield Tuggerah
Westfield Warrawong
Westfield Warringah Mall
Westfield West Lakes
Westfield Whitford
Westpoint Shopping Center
Wodonga Shopping Centre
Woodcroft Shopping Centre
Woodgrove Shopping Centre - Main Mall
World Square Shopping Centre

 
Airports

Adelaide Airport
Sydney Airport
Melbourne Airport

 
Train and bus stations

Flinders Street Station
Southern Cross Station
Parramatta Train Station
North Sydney Train Station
Bondi Junction Train Station
Central Train Station
Chatswood Train Station
Circular Quay Train Station
Wynyard Train Station
Town Hall Train Station

 
Sports venues

Hisense Arena
Rod Laver Arena
AAMI Park
Allphones Arena
ANZ Stadium
Etihad Stadium Melbourne
Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre

 
Museums

The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia
National Gallery of Victoria - International
National Gallery of Australia
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Sydney Opera House

 
Casinos

Crown Melbourne

 
Retail

IKEA Homebush
IKEA Logan
IKEA Springvale
IKEA Tempe

 
Convention centres

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

(http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/smartphone-apps/google-maps-indoor-
venues-20130313-2fz8o.html#ixzz2NljwUSj3>
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Cheers,
Stephen


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