A consortium of civil liberties organisations has attacked the introduction of the new software application Google Mind Peek. After download, the device allows internet users to view a visual representation of the thoughts of other people living anywhere in the world. A spokesperson for the consortium said, ‘Google have really overstepped the mark this time. This represents the latest effort by large corporations to insert themselves into the lives of private citizens.’
Speaking from their head quarters on Mount Olympus, Google Vice-President Dale Rami said in response, ‘The mortals will just need to take time to get used to it. This kind of thing was said about Street View at its time of introduction, but it was soon an established icon on most desktops. The same goes for Google Bedroom Window Peep and, later, Google Bathroom Explorer.’
‘I think people should just chill-out and submit to our inevitable rise to total and absolute omnipotence.’
Governments have been fast in adapting legislation to the emerging technologies. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Justice said yesterday, ‘We have had to adjust quickly to the new developments on the internet and change the law accordingly. Individuals have already been charged under a raft of new legislation designed to protect the public.’
After appearing in court charged with ‘making indecent images (in his brain) of a child under the age of 16,’ John Powell, 46, told reporters, ‘I was walking along the road when I happened to glance over at a girl on the opposite pavement who was dressed in skinny-jeans. By the time I realised she was a bit young- it was too late. Someone using Google Mind Peek in Ohio had already seen what I had been thinking and e-mailed the images to the police. I must admit, I’m banged to rights. I’d better go and kill myself now.’
