Google Street View
So after hearing all the buzz about Google’s Street View functionality, I looked up my address and sure enough there’s my house. Based on changes I made in the yard last year, I know that the photo is fairly recent. At first it was a little freaky but after I sat back and thought about it, I think it is pretty cool. I understand some of the concerns about things like seeing people’s faces or license plates but other than that I don’t know why anyone would have privacy concerns. I have no idea who may drive down my street on any given day and I don’t have any record of them having seen my house. As long as there isn’t a way to link who I am to where I live, the photo of my house is meaningless to the average person. Given that in the online world today there are plenty of ways to find my address, nothing stops anyone from using that to find my house for themselves. Bottom line is, I don’t think Street View is giving out any information about me that someone couldn’t have found with a little effort anyway.
1 year ago