Schumer Asks Google, Microsoft to Include Privacy Measures when Mapping

Senator Schumer is asking Google and Microsoft to consider privacy as they ramp up to compete with each other over mapping. His concern is their use of "military grade" equipment will jeopardize personal privacy as "spy planes" take detailed images of our backyards, and jeopardize security as sensitive infrastructure is clearly, publicly mapped. From the TechCrunch article:

Specifically, Schumer is asking the two companies for three security and privacy provisions:

1. Provide notification to communities as to when you plan to conduct mapping
2. Automatically blur photos of individuals who are captured, and give property owners the right to opt-out of having the company map their homes
3. Put protocols in place with law enforcement and local municipalities to ensure that sensitive infrastructure details are blurred from published maps