I'll admit, Google Earth is quite cool; being able to zero in on your street, neighborhood or town is fun and can be useful. What worries me is the new ability to watch your street and house... Google Street View launched in the spring last year in select cities and give subscribers the ability to literally watch their street. Apparently license plates and faces are blurred but that doesn't really give much protection to those being watched and the original files are still out there to be seen by someone.
Google Street View, when operated, displays photos that were previously taken by a camera mounted on an automobile, and can be navigated by using the mouse to click on photograph icons displayed on the screen in your direction of travel. Using these devices, the photos can be viewed in different sizes, from any direction, and from a variety of angles.
As cool as that sounds doesn't it creep you out a little? To me it sounds a little too much like Big Brother's watching...
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This really does creep me out. As cool as it may be its a little too much. What creeped me out the most was when I googled an address for a house I was going to in California and it showed me a picture of the house. I wouldn't want someone seeing my house on google. I think google people need to start using their technology in a more productive way. There is no real use to this funcation that I see.
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This added functionality to Google Earth is definitely unnecessary. It seems more like a creeping tool than anything else. It's scary to think that anyone with access to the internet would be able to virtually view your house or street. This feature is definitely overkill and I think that Google is going way overboard with the functionality of Google Earth.
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As cool as I think it is, I think Google should focus their effort and money in something that could really make a difference. Sure you look once and think its pretty cool, but what function does it actually serve?
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