Acquiring Nest and what it means for you
Just a quick follow up to my feelings towards Google's vision of all-accessible information. The link provided explains a recent deal between Google and a company called Nest that produces thermostats. Google's intention is to know when the person or persons are home and thus kick-start the thermostat automatically in order to heat or cool the house. This may not seem like something to get up-in-arms about, but the idea that Google is connected to your house, and could possibly lead to a snowball effect of other items, is slightly disconcerting. This all relates to the idea of privacy and how Google has the potential to eradicate borders between the private and public spheres of society, if it so chooses. I'll try to elaborate on this topic in the upcoming HTML assignment, but overall the invasion-of-privacy theme is something that I cannot easily erase from my head.
