Google "Street View" = invade privacy!

I personally think that is funny that a couple is suing “google” because Google took pictures of their property for the Google feature “Street View” and the public can now view their home. Which they consider their privacy is being invaded; at least people don’t have to see the interior of their home only their exterior. Even if the couple wins the case, there are other websites that shows the picture of the house. I just bet these people want money; I just don’t buy “MY PRIVACY IS BEING INVADED!” How is it that their privacy is being invaded, for me it doesn’t make sense! One time my cousin who lives in Las Vegas forgot my address because they moved to another house. So, she went online and type I think my mom’s name or phone number. Automatically, my address appeared on the screen, and I did receive invitation for my cousin’s birthday party to attend. Many people aren’t aware that their information is online, first of all even if information is posted or shared. It might be posted by other people or themselves not knowledge the problem. Posting information should be limited, if an individual doesn’t like posting information make sure that, no information is going to be publicize. What is so useful is actually posting visional images of how the place looks like, so when searching the address, individual will or might remember the location or building. An example of people exposing others or themselves is like searching your name and information about might show up. It will be interesting to see if your information is actually exposed.

Links:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7959362.stm

http://www.broadstuff.com/archives/1628-Will-Google-sue-its-UK-CEO-to-get-pictures-of-his-house-onto-Streetview.html

Thailand = KING!

Sorry no picture for today! I promis next blog there will be a picture : )

I found out several days ago about how Thailand banned websites about criticize the King of Thailand. I don’t think US government will do anything like that because in the First Amendment guarantees freedom of speech, of course there are limits of what we can say. But in Thailand the people have to careful what they say or post on the websites in Thailand. My told me that youtube is censored over there, that on believable that the government did, I think it’s for the same reason; talking trash about the King only as a video blog. Another reason the Thai government wants to block websites so the people won’t see, read, and listens to what other countries are saying about Thai government and what happening in the world. Everyone in the world have a right to speak about what he/she believe in. The UN or other world organization should help preventing the websites to be blocked, that is not letting people be free in their personal life, it seems they want to control their lives. I believe the Thai citizens in the US should be prosecuted for violating the law because they don’t live there anymore and like I said everyone has a right to say what they want. Everyone talking about everyone behind their backs or posts it on some blog site. The King of Thai shouldn’t freak out, there are some people that admire him and some just don’t, that is reality. And if a US citizens talks trash about the Thai government or the king, they shouldn’t.

links

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6528303.stm

http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,28348,24840506-5014239,00.html

CADIE

I never heard of CADIE until today in class, that it was a prank for April Fools. If it contact me through the Internet I might think to was a little kid trying to talk to me or something. I think its funny many people believe that artificial intelligence programs will be the cause of the human existents. Any way it’s seems likely that it will be like a human. We all had seen artificial intelligence in movies and books. Example in a book is Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Considers a key issue in the ethics of artificial intelligence: if a machine can be created that has intelligence, could it also feel? If it can feel, does it have the same rights as a human being? Example of a movie that everyone knows is R2D2 in Star Wars and an exterminator Terminator. What I find funny is that people relate that artificial intelligence can be program as “good or bad guys”. R2D2 is a servant robot which is a good guy and Terminator is a bad robot killing everyone in his way which is a bad guy. Just by observing the movies and real life problems in computer now. It can be slight chances that it can be a real world with pros and cons with artificial Intelligence. To prevent CADIE from conquering the Internet, might be hard to tell because many will think is a human responding back not an artificial Intelligence , this reminds me of the movie Eagle Eye.

LINKS
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Search-Engines/Googles-CADIE-Leaves-Behind-Message-355976/

http://www.i4u.com/article23950.html