Google launches Internet-beaming balloons

“For every person online, there are two who are not. By the end of the decade, everyone on Earth will be connected,” prompting a flurry of speculative reports.

or... for every person online under our surveillance, there are still two who are not. If they planned to cover only US then it is matter of local laws but they are talking after Afghanistan and other part of the world, well I am kind of disliking the idea of those imposed Google balloon flying over the word with the possibility to beam (intercept?) ,what god only knows what, down to earth... to be honest.

he wanted to find out if it was an optimal time for “crutching” his sheep, a term he explained to the technicians refers to removing the wool around sheep’s rear ends.

Brazilian wax job?

Only in NZ!

What a wonder service for millions of people in remote areas! Clearly, it will upset the establishments. That would make the technology looks easy in comparison with fighting the establishments.

and they downplayed concerns about surveillance, emphasizing that they would not carry cameras or any other extraneous equipment.

The Great NostraMe predicts future headlines on this matter:

"Google apologises for using Balloons to intercept and monitor household wifi connections"

"Damaged Google Balloon recovered and found to have more cameras than the average spy sattelite"

"Google defends balloon activities since they're extra-territorial"

"Google Balloon loses pressure and sucked into intake of Jet killing hundreds"

"Google Balloon crashes into primary school"

Get Real, it is only for female sheep and 'rear end' is a polite euphemism.

Back to the main topic, if there are going to be more and more of these (with a life of what, five years each?), I would not be too happy at the thought of sagging balloons on parachutes dropping out of the sky in front of any plane I might be flying on...

A Kiwi crutching his sheep aye?? Can this be seen on YouTube or with the help of these Google internet balloons on RedTube??