Jim said: "I am amazed google is allowed to be so intrusive [...] We would not allow the police to take so many pictures and we would riot if the government said it was going to take so many pictures."
But Jim, the police are recording and filing live CCTV images of you in the street all the time. They have cameras in patrol cars recording everything. They have special camera units to record events and demonstrations to collect evidence for possible prosecutions. They often even have cameras bolted to their helmets. You say "we'd" not allow them to, but what have you ever done to stop it? What could you do?
By contrast, Google's pictures are single shots, weeks or months old, taken from a public place where anyone could view a scene. The depth of police intrusion is already sooo much more, there's barely a comparison.
But Jim, the police are recording and filing live CCTV images of you in the street all the time. They have cameras in patrol cars recording everything. They have special camera units to record events and demonstrations to collect evidence for possible prosecutions. They often even have cameras bolted to their helmets. You say "we'd" not allow them to, but what have you ever done to stop it? What could you do?
By contrast, Google's pictures are single shots, weeks or months old, taken from a public place where anyone could view a scene. The depth of police intrusion is already sooo much more, there's barely a comparison.