Google Street View Questionable?

Is Google Street View really something to worry about? It is according to children’s advocacy group Stop Child Predators. The group aims to educate the public on technology available on the internet that may compromise a child’s safety. High on that list is Google’s Street View application, which allows users to view actual photographs of just about any building in the country.

A special focus of the campaign is devoted to a particularly alarming technology provided by Google maps. As part of the launch, Ms. Rumenap is featured in a video on www.StopInternetPredators.org, which shows how the Google "Street View" application allows Internet users to view high resolution pictures of homes, schools, and in some cases, children playing outside, simply by typing in a local address.

"This technology shows anyone in the world our communities, and exposes not only the routes from the bus stops to homes, but our children, without ever stepping foot in our neighborhoods," said Ms. Rumenap.

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