 | Big Brother is Watching: Town uses Google Earth to Spy on ResidentsScotty Starnes | August 2, 2010 at 6:26 PM | Tags: 1984, big brother, Google Earth, invasion of privacy, Long Island, New York, Pool regulation, Riverhead | Categories: Uncategorized | URL: http://wp.me/pvnFC-25c |
1984 is in full effect. Big Brother is watching the citizens and they know all, hear all and see all. Don't believe me? Check out this story...
Fox News reports:
A town on New York's Long Island is using Google Earth to find backyard pools that don't have the proper permits.
The town of Riverhead has used the satellite image service to find about 250 pools whose owners never filled out the required paperwork. Violators were told to get the permits or face hefty fines. So far about $75,000 in fees has been collected.
Riverhead's chief building inspector Leroy Barnes Jr. said the unpermitted pools were a safety concern. He said that without the required inspections there was no way to know whether the pools' plumbing, electrical work and fencing met state and local regulations.
"Pool safety has always been my concern," Barnes said.
But some privacy advocates say the use of Google Earth to find scofflaw swimming pools reeks of Big Brother.
Lillie Coney, associate director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center in Washington, D.C., said Google Earth was promoted as an aid to curious travelers but has become a tool for cash-hungry local governments.
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