An Invasion of Privacy
Last night I went to Google.com and saw a heading for maps. I clicked on it and put in my address. Not only did I find directions to my house if anyone wanted them, but I found an aerial shot of the entire neighborhood. If I zoomed in I could see my own house.
I saw my neighbor’s car in the driveway of his house, I could see my house and even my five year old grandson pointed out the outside storage buildings we have in our yard and his sand box!
I did the same for my children’s homes and saw them in great detail also, down to the playhouse in the back yard.
I then clicked over to Drudge to see what his headlines were and his headline was Google being able to see license plates and people on the street. I clicked on the link to see a guy standing outside a strip joint and could easily read the neon sign on the window of the establishment.
I had had a friend email a link to me several months ago with an aerial shot of my house, asking if that was my house.
Somehow I feel we are living in the age of Big Brother and I don’t like the feeling.
Written by ~J~
