Google’s Privacy-Invading Cars Map “Methane Leaks” in Pittsburgh

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googleWe have to state up front that we are fans of Google's services. We love the Chrome browser and Chrome OS, Android (for phones), Gmail for email, Google Drive...the list goes on and on. But at the same time, we detest the far-left, in-bed-with-Big-Green-groups leadership of Google. And we don't like some of their initiatives--including their creepy snooping into every aspect of our lives. We spotted a story about Google's roaming Street View cars that ride along our roads snapping pictures. Snapping pics isn't enough for Googlers. In Pittsburgh they've added methane sniffers to help detect elevated levels of (they say) global warming causing methane escaping into the atmosphere, like a fugitive. Supposedly the methane sniffers will help People's Natural Gas (which we suspect was bullied by Google) to identify where People's 50 year-old natgas pipeline network is experiencing leaks. Look, we're all for finding and fixing gas leaks--don't get us wrong. But the motivation here is not the safety of the residents of Pittsburgh. It's to bow down and worship at the altar of the Global Warming gods. Quick! There goes the Google car--turn off the gas grill...it might mistake your backyard barbecue for a gas leak! All joking aside, what will Google strap onto those cars next? Maybe they'll snap a pic of a fat customer walking into McDonalds and send it to his friends to shame him. Or maybe they'll snap a pic of (gasp) someone walking into a Donald Trump campaign office--sending it to that person's boss. Yeah, that'll fix 'em. It was no surprise to learn that PA Gov. Wolf also butted in on the Google methane sniffing action, along with the radical anti-drilling Environmental Defense Fund and PA Dept. of Environmental Protection...

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