Decius wrote: Yes, if you walk out of a strip club and your girlfriend is driving by, its not like she was doing anything wrong. She didn't violate your privacy.

Are the chances of being caught by the Google Van more likely than being caught by someone you know personally? Being caught in the act of something shady and anyone being able to Google it is more permanent, but I think people should be more concerned with the Kevin Bacon effect than Google Street View for now. By the way, I’m pretty sure the guy Decius made an example out of doesn’t have a girlfriend, so he should be in the clear. Maybe we should be more worried about insecure private cameras.

Decius wrote: You've no 4th amendment right to privacy in regard to the phone numbers you've dialed, because the phone company presumptively knows them, and you have to presume that they might tell the police. However, generally you wouldn't.

Your point about phones goes for security cameras as well. As we become increasingly more watched, and with the government able to subpoena video footage taken from a "private" security cameras, we’re getting closer to enabling totalitarian surveillance but at the same time enabling justice to better be served.

This service will really help people that need landmarks to follow directions and navigate today's urban jungle. In my opinion the benefits of street view navigation out weigh the privacy concerns.

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