Comments on: Google-focused satellite enters orbit

The search titan has exclusive rights among online mapping sites to images from the new GeoEye-1 satellite, which launched Saturday.

[Buyer0]

Does anyone else see the "Big Google Brother" as the growing camel in the tent? Since Google made the statement that "privacy no longer exists", they have been on a path to make the old Soviet Union look tame. It may soon be too late to put the genie (Google) back into the bottle.

[eccles1214]

I stopped using Google on a regular basis several years ago; too creepy. Yes, they are not alone in their "Big Brother"-ish behavior, but they are certainly the largest and most aggressive. I now use smaller search engines, anonymous browsing, and anonymous redirections. So far the strategy is working: When I do use Google to find my name, for example, I can only find others with my name, those so called Dopplegangers. I don't like to call them Googlegangers, since they also show up in search engines other than Google.

Having their names on a spy satelite is so fitting for a company that continues to flaunt the line between good and evil.

And what is this about forming an OpenSocial Foundation to woo friends? What friends? Who would want to be friends with the next hegemonic tech giant after that other giant, Microsoft. I'm no Microsoftie, and I'm no Googler either.

Google?, yuck.

[napacab]

You need to eliminate the following to truly be anonymous: credit cards, cell phone, home phone, health insurance (and do not use doctors who take health insurance). Cash only and snail mail for communications, though in person in a closed sound proof environment is best. No foreign travel. No auto insurance or drivers license.

Good luck with that.

[eee444]

Yes, Google grows up, but is it that bad? It is better the power to be in civilized hands instead of being in some really bad hands ruled by minds sharing really bad conceptions about how the world should be ruled.

[n3td3v]

Google is a government black ops.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Ops

[AppleSuxLeo]

Google is evil.

[AppleSuxLeo]

Google is evil.

[Migraine]

I can't belive you people! you want privacy move to the north pole!

[The_Decider]

*** are you babbling about?

[bullzeye1]

Wow, a dot mil letting someone have "EXCLUSIVE" use. I hope they paid more money than the government for the satellite and rocket or this is a big misapplication of funds by the pentagon. The litmus test is whose money paid for what. If I were Getty, or Microsoft I would want lots of gov resources spent on my images also.

The military buying exclusive images from a private company is one thing, but a company buying exclusive from the government when even one taxpayer dollar is involved it weird.

Even if Geoeye was given some commercial incentives in the contract to cut overall cost of Rand D the deal sounds a little to sweet for Google. Maybe there is a time frame of exclusivity and then they go public???

[luney8]

If you read the article again you will see that it is not a government satellite. It is a private company selling the rights to google and the goevernment. Geoeye is a private company.

[bullzeye1]

Wow, a dot mil letting someone have "EXCLUSIVE" use. I hope they paid more money than the government for the satellite and rocket or this is a big misapplication of funds by the pentagon. The litmus test is whose money paid for what. If I were Getty, or Microsoft I would want lots of gov resources spent on my images also.

The military buying exclusive images from a private company is one thing, but a company buying exclusive from the government when even one taxpayer dollar is involved it weird.

Even if Geoeye was given some commercial incentives in the contract to cut overall cost of Rand D the deal sounds a little to sweet for Google. Maybe there is a time frame of exclusivity and then they go public???

[napacab]

Better stop using your credit cards too. And your cell phone. And your home phone. Only doctors that don't take medical insurance. And cancel your medical insurance. Use only snail mail and cash.

Good luck with your privacy.

[arcos37]

What do you have to worry about when it comes to security and privacy. They have your number already!
What do you have to hide? It's just fear itself you have to be concerned about getting rid of. Of course the world is getting worse but will get better with supernatural intervention. Whose your protector? Jesus or your own will and self which is always on the defensive. You will always get yourself down. Try reading John in the Bible for escaping self and the enemy who is trying to invade your private lives!

fav site:
activated.org

eric

[PhaseDMA]

If they do lose exclusivity after a certain amount of time it won't matter. By that time Google will ink a new deal with better resolution.

[arttd]

Heheheeeee!!! I love it!
Conspiracy theorists unite!
I can smell the paranoia from here... Thorazine anyone? :o)

[knoufal]

I remember back late 90s whenever I hear microsoft is evil I used to say then wait for what coming next " Google" ... guess you can't be big without being evil , but I don't think it is bad thing google for me is a life a time saver use it 100s of time a day .

what privacy 'come on' there is no such a thing .... the minute you were born you already lost your privacy ...

after mapping earth google will be moving to mapping our DNA ... just wait

[hassan_bin_sober]

**** on the US government! The satellite does not belong to them.

[hassan_bin_sober]

Glad to see the profanity police are on the CNET job!