Google Airlines! Now Departing From Your Terminal - Privacy Concerns
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The George Orwellian classic 1984 predicted cameras in the sky to view the citizens of earth. China wants to place one hundred satellites in orbit to watch the citizens of the country. The year is 2004, a mere twenty years past the predicted date of arrival. The ramifications from this technology will not only change the way search is done but will spawn an avalanche of concern and worry.
One specific industry I left out of the group above is the legal industry. Not that the law industry will be in a rush to use Google's Keyhole technology: lawyers will be more interested in the amount of legal activity and court time caused by such a technology. Something that widespread, far reaching, and a perhaps a little too close reaching, is bound to make many people uncomfortable, to say the least.
While the technology is not in placed to bring real time imagery data to the Internet, it can be invented, and one day soon it will be a reality. The mere thought that people can be watched by anyone who cares to spend $29.99 a month, and adding in the government's use of such technology, will drive civil libertarians and lawyers to the law books and media. As this technology is so new, lawyers will be spending a great deal of time in court for groups that are either for or against this spy in the sky service.
There is not much that brings out the protesters more than the invasion of privacy by the government. The suspicions that will be associated with this technological breakthrough are bound to be twisted and turned into accusations of government spying, intrusion, and violations of constitutional rights.
Google may have been better served aligning as a preferred partner with Keyhole, rather than making them an acquisition. There will be countless legal maneuvering to which Google will be named the defendant. The cost of these legal battles could easily and quickly dig deep into Google's pockets of cash.
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