When does technology become too much?

Google Maps Street View

Google Street View has cars that drive around neighborhoods and take photos, that are later compiled and translated into a 360 degree view of a specific street.  Above is a link to Google Street View, it's a really cool concept and interesting to play around with the site.  When it was first launched in 2007 it included a few major cities in the United States, but now you can use Google Street View to see and place in the world, you can even tour historic monuments like the Colosseum in Rome. Google Street View is so specific and intricate that it has many people worried that it is an invasion of privacy.  Some pictures that are taken have captured residents of a home in an unflattering way, some you can see right into people's houses and others show homeowners vehicles and license plate details.  Just as much as this Google feature can be helpful, it can also be very dangerous when it gets into the wrong hands (just like any feature of the Internet).  There was an article published by the Sunday Times (attached below), when Google first launched this feature and it expressed the concerns of many people at its start.  Now, Google Street View has only become more detailed, and potentially more harmful since it is spread throughout the world.  Go ahead, search your house it's very creepy!!!!!

Sunday Times Article