Google launched Street View last week. In a nutshell, it is real images taken by vans, superimposed on Google Maps. The data is available in some select cities, such as New York, Miami, and the like.

The level of detail is amazing, seeing people jogging, walking, and more.

However, this is raising some privacy concerns. The level of detail is just too close for comfort. A woman has said that her cat is visible behind the window. She asked Google to take the picture down.

Like with Google Maps satellite imagery, people go looking for interesting things, and then post them online for all to see and discuss.

Discussed on Slashdot.