Google Street View Raises Privacy Concerns 520
Pcol writes "The New York Times is running a story about a woman who says her cat is clearly visible through the living room window of her second-floor apartment using Street View and that she has contacted Google asking that the photo be removed. 'The issue that I have ultimately is about where you draw the line between taking public photos and zooming in on people's lives,' Ms. Kalin-Casey said in an interview. 'The next step might be seeing books on my shelf. If the government was doing this, people would be outraged.' Wired has started a contest on the most interesting photos found using the new Google Tool that now includes sunbathing coeds, alleged drug deals, and the google van itself. 'I think that this product illustrates a tension between our First Amendment right to document public spaces around us, and the privacy interests people have as they go about their day,' says Kevin Bankston, a staff lawyer at the Electronic Frontier Foundation."
I'd complain too (Score:3, Funny)
I'm so sorry, I just couldn't resist it...
Bad time to be leavin' the strip club (Score:3, Funny)
If you look closely (Score:3, Funny)
If you look closely at the cat in the picture
You can see the cat looks desperate to get out of the house and away from the crazy lady.
Perhaps we should band up and conduct a rescue raid.
There's a solution to that (Score:5, Funny)
And that will be the end of google views.
Re:But... if you can see it from the street,... (Score:3, Funny)
attention whore (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Personally (Score:3, Funny)
The answer is... (Score:1, Funny)
New moderation option needed (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Well that's perfectly reasonable (Score:3, Funny)
Re:People would want to look at (Score:3, Funny)
Re:No it isn't. (Score:3, Funny)
Personal attacks: For when you can't really argue, but don't have the good grace or sense to STFU.
Perhaps jcr just has a thing for knowing what he can and cannot do legally, like most every wise person should?
Re:not just her cat (Score:4, Funny)