Comments on: Japanese Protest Google Privacy Invasions http://www.johnon.com/638/google-rudeness.html I think there's an opinion on that subject lying around here somewhere.... Tue, 21 May 2013 07:33:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: SEO KnowAll (Self Proclaimed) http://www.johnon.com/638/google-rudeness.html#comment-128494 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:45:33 +0000 http://www.johnon.com/638/google-rudeness.html#comment-128494 I never really thought about it, but I guess the Japanese have a point, then again as a kid I in New Zealand, I remember New Zealanders being very paranoid about the number of photos Japanese tourist were taking, saying that Japan was constructing a big map of the whole country, so they could invade it, and know where everything was. Can you just imagine the size of that map, and just how it would look, lol.... funny thing was, when people started looking at the google maps, and finding their homes, they all thought it was really cool, perhaps it's just a sign of the times. I never really thought about it, but I guess the Japanese have a point, then again as a kid I in New Zealand, I remember New Zealanders being very paranoid about the number of photos Japanese tourist were taking, saying that Japan was constructing a big map of the whole country, so they could invade it, and know where everything was.

Can you just imagine the size of that map, and just how it would look, lol…. funny thing was, when people started looking at the google maps, and finding their homes, they all thought it was really cool, perhaps it’s just a sign of the times.

]]> by: Lucas Ng http://www.johnon.com/638/google-rudeness.html#comment-128478 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 01:44:01 +0000 http://www.johnon.com/638/google-rudeness.html#comment-128478 There's an interesting case study of Google Streetview being culturally insensitive by NOT capturing some parts of Japan. Hitherto hidden communities of 'discriminated people' called Burakumin have been publicly revealed by being blanked out of Google Streetview. http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/11/14/japan-street-view-and-the-blanking-out-of-discriminated-communities/ These previously unhindered communities have been subjected to increasing discrimination crimes. Ouch! If only they thought about the impact of blanking out these parts of Japan beforehand... There’s an interesting case study of Google Streetview being culturally insensitive by NOT capturing some parts of Japan.

Hitherto hidden communities of ‘discriminated people’ called Burakumin have been publicly revealed by being blanked out of Google Streetview.

http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/11/14/japan-street-view-and-the-blanking-out-of-discriminated-communities/

These previously unhindered communities have been subjected to increasing discrimination crimes. Ouch! If only they thought about the impact of blanking out these parts of Japan beforehand…

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