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I'm not afraid of big brother, big data, or google. Just making the comment that if you fear big brother then what is coming around the corner will definitely make you run for the hills. FEAR = False Evidence Appearing Real.
Wait until google gets drones (and the approval to use them) to do it for them, taking pictures of your neighborhood will be updated a whole lot more than it is now. They could program a drone to follow you, since you hit the radar because you only use cash. I'm sure your cash only policy has tripped someone's computer in the NSA too.
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Originally Posted by Mack Knife
So what is Google going to accomplish by following you with a drone? Google is going to send out hundreds of millions of drones to do exactly what, spy on what you bought at a Chucky Cheese on your kids birthday party because you use only cash?
And then do what with that information?
One of your neighbors probably knows more about what you do than anyone else. If you want to worry about something, worry about that.
Ohh I just feed into the fears of people thinking they are important enough for the "government" to follow around.
Hey, following Bob Smith of Bumfawknowhere, Nevada is cryptic security clearance and standard operating protocol of the NSA pal. This morning we discovered the suspect, Bob Smith, drives a green minivan, drinks diet pepsi, and mows his lawn in purple sweat pants...all in the name of national security.
Wow, it doesn't take long for some topics to get dragged into darker corners of the Twilight Zone, does it?
If you've read any more about Goggle's plans beyond the headlines, what they're developing the drone technology for is to deliver internet connectivity to underserved, technologically remote parts of the world, like Central Africa, Northern India, and maybe even North Dakota.
Getting into a developing or potential market early is a classic business strategy, sometimes expressed as "The Early Bird Gets the Worm."
Solar photovoltaic panels have now made computer use practical in remote parts of the world which are not wired up to the global grid. Without internet connectivity, however, the people in those areas are still decades behind the rest of us. But hooking up remote communities to the Web promotes better education and economic growth, opening new business opportunities, etc.
Autonomous solar powered drones carrying wireless internet hubs, could become an affordable way to provide the missing connections. Only time will tell if it is a practical solution, but i find it inspiring that Google is leaning in to this possibility. Millions and millions of people could benefit.
OpenD, sorry, but I know better than to think that ALL Google wants to do with the technology is provide internet to underserved areas of world...
There is a huge potential market in real time, camera in the sky, type services. From traffic "cams", to news-stations to local law enforcement, private investigators, military (although they use sat. real time now) etc... All of which will pay money to utilize drones in the sky and Google will be poised to offer that service.
Already up and running beats getting a HELO ready to rock and roll, plus it has got to be cheaper than running a HELO crew.
You missed the pink polkadots on Bob's pants, btw.
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