Let the stalking begin!

So I though Google Maps was a secutiry threat (check out the local nuclear plant). I won't mention that Camp Pendelton is right nearby.

Then I thought Google Earth was invasive, yet ... super cool. I could even look at the Church at Wangfujing where I went skateboarding.

But now, Amazon has a brilliant new idea to jump on the bandwagon of mapping the entire globe. I never realized that the drop in price of storage would lead to such a need to photo all the corners of the globe. Does anyone feel like this whole thing is a passive version of 1984? In any case, Amazon has a new set up where, when goods are delivered to a business they will snap photos from the delivery truck as they are delivering it.

Someone delivered something to Omation and this is what happened ..... when the truck came.

And if, you were all wondering who Mike Beal, my render farm buddy, is. Click the link above, click 'walk left'. Check out the second picture from the right. The guy parking his car is Mike. How ridiculous is that?

After doing a little research on residential addresses I knew I could not come up with any photos of neighborhoods, so I think it is only related to businesses. However, I was able to find 5 businesses located on my block, so I guess it is only a matter of time before some photos get up.

If you want to read more about this new 'service' then read the following articles.
Amazon search pictures your destination
Amazon Rolls Out Multimedia Yellow Pages
Amazon/A9 joins the crowded maps field

So, here is my question. If the delivery van was delivering to a company in a neighborhood and it just so happened to drive past someone getting robbed or carjacked. Could the company A9 be held responsible? I guess as much as any other bystanders are responsible ... I guess. I wonder whether someone might try to hold them responsible.