Google Banned from Mapping Military Bases

From the BBC: “The US defence department has banned the giant internet search engine Google from filming inside and making detailed studies of US military bases. Close-up, ground-level imagery of US military sites posed a “potential threat” to security, it said. Among the popular mapping services offered by Google are Street View, which allows web users to “drive” along virtual US landscapes with ground-level views, and Google Earth, which offers detailed satellite and 3D images of locations around the world. In this case, it was imagery offered on Street View that caused the concern. But both have provoked complaints – from individuals depicted in the images and from governments concerned that satellite images could compromise security.”

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