Comments on: Canadian ‘Google Maps’ privacy fears http://www.p2pnet.net/story/13296 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:09 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ralph http://www.p2pnet.net/story/13296/comment-page-1#comment-175569 ralph Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:43:41 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/13296#comment-175569 google are only deliveriing the files, in other news it showed that immersive media, the canadian company, are the people who have filmed all of this and own the database of images and theyve already filmed most cities in canada. the united states has laws as well and general copyright laws that also apply. i aggree they need to get consent first. google are only deliveriing the files, in other news it showed that immersive media, the canadian company, are the people who have filmed all of this and own the database of images and theyve already filmed most cities in canada. the united states has laws as well and general copyright laws that also apply. i aggree they need to get consent first.

]]> By: Brian Damage http://www.p2pnet.net/story/13296/comment-page-1#comment-175567 Brian Damage Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:29:17 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/13296#comment-175567 I'm a little frightened by Street View. You really can see right into people's homes, see the make, model, and license plate number of cars outside people's houses, see people's faces as they walk out of strip clubs... #1, Google is profiting off of pictures of people's faces and private property. #2, they're not asking permission. Some people argue that walking outside is akin to granting permission to be photographed. I disagree, at least in this case, because the photos are shared with the entire planet unbeknownst to the subject, plus Google profits directly from it. In my opinion Google should use its Street View technology to improve the way buildings appear in Google Earth. Microsoft does something similar with high altitude aircraft with their new 3D Live Maps website and it looks astounding. I’m a little frightened by Street View. You really can see right into people’s homes, see the make, model, and license plate number of cars outside people’s houses, see people’s faces as they walk out of strip clubs…

#1, Google is profiting off of pictures of people’s faces and private property. #2, they’re not asking permission. Some people argue that walking outside is akin to granting permission to be photographed. I disagree, at least in this case, because the photos are shared with the entire planet unbeknownst to the subject, plus Google profits directly from it.

In my opinion Google should use its Street View technology to improve the way buildings appear in Google Earth. Microsoft does something similar with high altitude aircraft with their new 3D Live Maps website and it looks astounding.

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