‘A Valuable Tool for Burglars and Thieves’
In the wake of Street View’s Canadian launch, an Ottawa home security expert argues that Google Street View will be a valuable tool for burglars. Not that burglars couldn’t drive up and down the street looking for easy marks prior to this. Of course, the police can also see some advantages of scoping out a street remotely. As can most of us.
Categories: Censorship, Security & Privacy, Online Maps
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Nervous Nellies never rest. I have been writing about GIS and privacy since 2005. Summary here: http://blog.entchev.com/2008/02/06/gis-and-privacy.aspx
October 15, 2009 at 4:10 PM