If Google Maps Were Real An Artists Vision [PICS]

The above image is one of several from Alejo Malia that depict a world in which all the elements of Google Maps place markers, public transit symbols and even the yellow street view guy are completely real and physical objects looming over our buildings, streets and heads. Malia is a Spanish illustrator and designer who, while relatively unknown, has a very strong social media presence.

He's on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Blogspot and Flickr.H

Source:
http://mashable.com/2010/09/12/google-maps-art/

Why Germans are wary of Google Street View

Germans have long harbored an obsession about protecting privacy, with memories of Nazi-era denouncements of neighbors and East German secret police snooping still alive.

Now they have found a new target for their fears: Google "Street View."

Source:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38787704/ns/technology_and_science-security/