Slashdot | Your House Is About To Be Photographed

[jason]

And this just in time for my Flickr, digital photography lab and after our discussion of the safety of children’s information. Ya gotta love how slashdot is willing to help with my course materials.

Slashdot | Your House Is About To Be Photographed
“Photographers from a Canadian company are going house to house, shooting pictures of every house in America, in hopes of building a giant database that can be sold to banks, insurance companies, and appraisal firms. While this activity is legal (as long as the photographers don’t trespass on private property to get their shots), there are obviously concerns about security and privacy. Considering that an individual can be detained and questioned by the FBI for photographing a bridge in this country, why should this Canadian company get a free pass? Tinfoil hat aside, something seems very, very fishy here.”