In an age of super surveillance, it’s hard to believe that anything can remain secret for long. And so you can be certain that anything that does remain secret is so for an important reason.
In its hawk-eye fashion, Google Earth is able to capture a ridiculous level of accuracy. You can see your second-cousin jumping on the trampoline in Sydney, the built up traffic on the M25 or use street-view to check out the neighbourhood of your new home.
It gives the impression that the whole world is visible at the touch of a button.
