http://michaelzimmer.org/2007/10/02/how-google-blew-it-with-street-view/ information ethics : privacy : new media : values in design : 2.0 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:56:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://michaelzimmer.org/2007/10/02/how-google-blew-it-with-street-view/comment-page-1/#comment-160705 Michael Zimmer.org » Blog Archive » Baym: Facebook’s Views on Privacy are “Fundamentally Naive and Utopian” Thu, 03 Jun 2010 01:06:04 +0000 http://michaelzimmer.org/2007/10/02/how-google-blew-it-with-street-view/#comment-160705 [...] parallels my concerns with Google, where privacy is too often approached from strictly legal or engineering perspectives, failing to consider the broader ethical considerations. More on that [...] [...] parallels my concerns with Google, where privacy is too often approached from strictly legal or engineering perspectives, failing to consider the broader ethical considerations. More on that [...]

]]> http://michaelzimmer.org/2007/10/02/how-google-blew-it-with-street-view/comment-page-1/#comment-160679 Michael Zimmer.org » Blog Archive » Google on Wi-Fi Privacy Invasions: “No Harm, No Foul” Wed, 19 May 2010 19:36:00 +0000 http://michaelzimmer.org/2007/10/02/how-google-blew-it-with-street-view/#comment-160679 [...] doing — and what they are capable of doing without Google apparently knowing. It also reveals yet another example of how Google failed to recognize and address possible privacy issues related to the the fact they [...] [...] doing — and what they are capable of doing without Google apparently knowing. It also reveals yet another example of how Google failed to recognize and address possible privacy issues related to the the fact they [...]

]]> http://michaelzimmer.org/2007/10/02/how-google-blew-it-with-street-view/comment-page-1/#comment-160479 Google’s Privacy Principles Fall Short | Michael Zimmer.org Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:44:49 +0000 http://michaelzimmer.org/2007/10/02/how-google-blew-it-with-street-view/#comment-160479 [...] one’s search history as examples of this principle. Of course, the Street View example has a horrid history, and removing your search history only removes it from that product’s interface, not from [...] [...] one’s search history as examples of this principle. Of course, the Street View example has a horrid history, and removing your search history only removes it from that product’s interface, not from [...]

]]> http://michaelzimmer.org/2007/10/02/how-google-blew-it-with-street-view/comment-page-1/#comment-160250 michaelzimmer.org » Google Book Search Privacy Policy Mirrors Web Search, with One Hopeful, albeit Limited, Difference Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:39:15 +0000 http://michaelzimmer.org/2007/10/02/how-google-blew-it-with-street-view/#comment-160250 [...] (which was the whole point of demanding this policy in the first place). Further, this seems to be yet another case where Google is thinking like lawyers about privacy, suggesting that “there are some laws [...] [...] (which was the whole point of demanding this policy in the first place). Further, this seems to be yet another case where Google is thinking like lawyers about privacy, suggesting that “there are some laws [...]

]]> http://michaelzimmer.org/2007/10/02/how-google-blew-it-with-street-view/comment-page-1/#comment-160208 michaelzimmer.org » Thoughts on Privacy and the Google Book Settlement Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:51:59 +0000 http://michaelzimmer.org/2007/10/02/how-google-blew-it-with-street-view/#comment-160208 [...] about these issues and promise to “protect readers’ privacy rights”, their track record is reason enough to cause us some [...] [...] about these issues and promise to “protect readers’ privacy rights”, their track record is reason enough to cause us some [...]

]]> http://michaelzimmer.org/2007/10/02/how-google-blew-it-with-street-view/comment-page-1/#comment-159945 michaelzimmer.org » Google Bows to German Data Privacy Demands, but Only Germany Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:24:26 +0000 http://michaelzimmer.org/2007/10/02/how-google-blew-it-with-street-view/#comment-159945 [...] I’ve informally chatted with Google folks about these issues, and I applaud that they do have law/policy folks on every product team. But too often, when asked about something like “why didn’t you blur the faces in the U.S. version”, the answer is “the law doesn’t require it”. Such a strict legal approach to designing (or not) ethics into products is extremely shortsighted. [...] [...] I’ve informally chatted with Google folks about these issues, and I applaud that they do have law/policy folks on every product team. But too often, when asked about something like “why didn’t you blur the faces in the U.S. version”, the answer is “the law doesn’t require it”. Such a strict legal approach to designing (or not) ethics into products is extremely shortsighted. [...]

]]> http://michaelzimmer.org/2007/10/02/how-google-blew-it-with-street-view/comment-page-1/#comment-159679 michaelzimmer.org » Google Continues to be Challenged on Street View Sat, 23 May 2009 18:41:27 +0000 http://michaelzimmer.org/2007/10/02/how-google-blew-it-with-street-view/#comment-159679 [...] I’ll take this opportunity to reiterate what I’ve previously suggested Google do to alleviate some of the privacy concerns with Street [...] [...] I’ll take this opportunity to reiterate what I’ve previously suggested Google do to alleviate some of the privacy concerns with Street [...]

]]> http://michaelzimmer.org/2007/10/02/how-google-blew-it-with-street-view/comment-page-1/#comment-158107 Google Latitude: The Loneliest Place on Earth « sex drugs and intellectual freedom Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:34:51 +0000 http://michaelzimmer.org/2007/10/02/how-google-blew-it-with-street-view/#comment-158107 [...] and want to help encourage thoughtful, ethical design that empowers users. While Google has dropped the ball before, they haven’t with Latitude [...] [...] and want to help encourage thoughtful, ethical design that empowers users. While Google has dropped the ball before, they haven’t with Latitude [...]

]]> http://michaelzimmer.org/2007/10/02/how-google-blew-it-with-street-view/comment-page-1/#comment-158090 michaelzimmer.org » With Latitude, Google Actually Got it (Mostly) Right Sat, 07 Feb 2009 04:09:22 +0000 http://michaelzimmer.org/2007/10/02/how-google-blew-it-with-street-view/#comment-158090 [...] regarding the privacy implications of Latitude, and I, of course, have taken issue in the past with Google’s approach to (not) protecting locational privacy (as well as cellphone tracking in [...] [...] regarding the privacy implications of Latitude, and I, of course, have taken issue in the past with Google’s approach to (not) protecting locational privacy (as well as cellphone tracking in [...]

]]> http://michaelzimmer.org/2007/10/02/how-google-blew-it-with-street-view/comment-page-1/#comment-157137 michaelzimmer.org » Archives » Debate: Does Google Violate its “Don’t Be Evil” Motto? Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:31:05 +0000 http://michaelzimmer.org/2007/10/02/how-google-blew-it-with-street-view/#comment-157137 [...] date, its continued opposition to shareholder anti-censorship and human rights proposals, its lack of foresight on how to protect privacy in public with Street View, and its general disregard for the need for its computer scientists and engineers to place values [...] [...] date, its continued opposition to shareholder anti-censorship and human rights proposals, its lack of foresight on how to protect privacy in public with Street View, and its general disregard for the need for its computer scientists and engineers to place values [...]

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