The cover of this month's Reason Magazine has one of the best teasers I've ever seen -- a satellite photo of my neighborhood with the caption:
<My Name>
They Know Where You Are!
The unsung benefits of a database nation
Of course, I've seen these pictures, myself long ago -- there are plenty of websites that let you find satellite pictures by street address.
I've never considered them to be a violation of my privacy any more than I believe Mapquest.com, Mapblast.com, etc to be violations -- or the phone book for that matter.
I certainly hope that whatever article is inside has something more valid than "THEY(TM) can find pictures of your roof on the internet! Eeek! Alas and Alack!"
I'll let people know if the article is valid or unReasonable (don't know if I'll get around to reading it tonight though).
OTOH: I have to wonder how much it cost to print this edition with each cover being different.
<My Name>
They Know Where You Are!
The unsung benefits of a database nation
Of course, I've seen these pictures, myself long ago -- there are plenty of websites that let you find satellite pictures by street address.
I've never considered them to be a violation of my privacy any more than I believe Mapquest.com, Mapblast.com, etc to be violations -- or the phone book for that matter.
I certainly hope that whatever article is inside has something more valid than "THEY(TM) can find pictures of your roof on the internet! Eeek! Alas and Alack!"
I'll let people know if the article is valid or unReasonable (don't know if I'll get around to reading it tonight though).
OTOH: I have to wonder how much it cost to print this edition with each cover being different.