Google’s new Street View button, now available at Google Maps and in limited cities so far, is without a doubt really quite astonishing. They’ve promised more cities to come and I personally can’t wait. Check it out at Google Maps, click the Street View button, and choose one of the covered areas. Some folks, though, are worried about privacy issues, and rightly so. Where do you stand?Read the NYT article…As a postscript, Apple’s iPhone uses the Google Maps API, so it’ll be interesting to see if this functionality ever makes it into their new phone.