The new application launched by Google called Google street view in my opinion is very dangerous in many ways. Though Google has tried to make this some what private by blurring faces and licence plates it is not enough to protect our privacy, the blur isn't blurry enough and you can still see the outline of our faces and can make the numbers of the licence plate. Our bodies are also shown and you are able to tell who the person is by their body, clothing and shape. You can tell what car it is from the year, style, model, and so on. The blur isn't a good privacy setting for us. Many people search online in this new application, and you are being exposed to millions of people, a lot with bad intentions. When searching my address, it does not show any pictures of me, but also though you cannot see anyone in the streets it is possible to see through the windows making everything visible, this wouldn't be safe at all. In conclusion, from this new application made by Google called Google street view, I think that they need to make it more private and instead of blurring things out, blocking the whole person out and cars as well, and also windows that are visible.
As seen in this picture, you are able to see the two girls and who they are, this is very unsafe since it is exposed to many people in the Internet and many with bad intentions.
This image makes it really clear of the car model, and can also be very dangerous since the owner is also somewhat shown.
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3:38 PM
Sunday, January 17, 2010