There has been a lot of recent backlash directed at Google and the Street View team. Last month in Buckinghamshire, residents blocked the Google Street View team from entering their community due to concerns over privacy. They lived in an affluent area and were worried that criminals would be able to target their neighborhood if Google was allowed to photograph their houses.

Now, they’ve been blocked in Greece. See this article from Webuser.co.uk: Street View cars blocked in Greece. This is something I’ve been thinking about for a while. I recently spent a lot of time looking for a house and using Google maps was a fun way to check them out ahead of time. (As a side note, Why is it so damn entertaining to find funny pictures through Street View?!?!) Anyhoo, I never thought a bunch of criminals could be sitting at home on their stolen laptops and doing their B & E homework via Google Maps. Do they? And if they are scouting homes to rob in online map applications are these applications making them more efficient? And really, is this any different than them just getting in one of those new fangled things we call a car and simply driving around and using their eyes? I’m not sure if this should even be a big deal. How’s about you?