Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Goverments potenital impact on technology
It will be interesting to observe over the next decade what if any impact goverment policies will have on new technologies that essentially allow people to be tracked. Will laws or govermental policies be enacted on the basis of ensuring of privacy? Will this stifle advances in technologies. Who knows, but some countries outside the U.S. have already started cracking down, most notably China, but here is an interesting article about something as innocuous as Street View being banned in the Czech Republic: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/sep/22/google-street-view-czech-privacy
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Robert,
ReplyDeleteYou should read my blog on cyberbullying. I note that the advances have technology has afforded insight into the personal lives of others that many find both intrusive, and in some cases, in violation of their privacy. Should the government have an influence on what you can say? Where you can go? What you can do? In the virtual world, perhaps the answer is NO.
Rob, i am gussing you are talking about google maps and how the new version allows you to literally see a 360 degree shot of an area ... pretty creepy
ReplyDeleteIt is kinda crazy though, so much for the moonshine still i had going in the backyard.