Following the success of Google Maps and Google Street View, this new service allows users to zoom into individual windows and view a live webcam stream.
Google president Eric Schmidt (known as Schmizzy to his friends) was available for an exclusive interview after the press launch of the service, and had several things to share with BanterCast fans.
"We're using technology we adapted from the Google Street View service to bring an ever closer view of inside your neighbour's property".
He went on to suggest some uses for Google Window;
"You could see if your friend is at home without needing to call them up!" he said excitedly "or just get a view of your neighbour getting undressed....I know which I'll be doing".
At that point Mr Schmidt was escorted from the press room by his handlers, who said he was urgently needed in a meeting.
Opponents to the service have called it a "massive intrusion on civil liberties and gross invasion of privacy", but Google were quick to respond with; "that's bullshit, if people didn't want to be spied on, why do they leave their curtains open?"
Google Window View will only be available in certain parts of the US and Canada at first, but Google are hoping to expand it to all countries at a later date.
The service will go live summer 2009, whether you like it or not.
2 comments:
I can't wait, my neighbors are Hot, do you know when Google 'phone tap' is coming out ;P lol
google phone tap is as yet unreleased app. but be assured is on its way to all googlers in the near future, alongside google mindmeld - an app that allows you to read into your friends brain patterns and alter them as you see fit.
Tabbzy
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