washingtonpost.com — When Google updated its satellite maps of Washington in June, it had two options: Use the newest, most detailed aerial photos from a government agency that blocks such top-security spots as the White House and the U.S. Capitol, or continue to use older, less-detailed images from a private company that doesn't block out anything.
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nerysJul 23, 2007
Because our president is a control freak and ultra paranoid. Its about control not national security. Fear Mongering.
gremosJul 23, 2007
Osama: call Russians, they have been developing an alternative GPS technology.
nikolasschillerJul 23, 2007
I added my blog entry to Digg:<a class="user" href="http://digg.com/security/Maps_showing_Google_s_censorship_of_downtown_Washington_DC_Follow_Up">http://digg.com/security/Maps_showing_Google_s_censorship_of_downtown_Washington_DC_Follow_Up</a>
professorsmithJul 24, 2007
Thank you Nikolas for helping to discover Google's censorship! Well done! I agree with you and think that Google should just use the old imagery for the areas that have been redacted by the government and use the new imagery for the rest of Washington, DC.
ronmexicoJul 24, 2007
Exactly, and the people who run the gov't decided to censor the photos.
jimjackobinJul 24, 2007
"my point was filling in areas with lower-quality images does not mean those areas aren't censored."Actually, filling in areas with old imagery is a form of censorship.
nikolasschillerJul 24, 2007
Interesting it looks like didn't format the URL correctly....<a class="user" href="http://www.digg.com/security/Maps_showing_Google_s_censorship_of_downtown_Washington_DC_Follow_Up">http://www.digg.com/security/Maps_showing_Google_s_censorship_of_downtown_Washington_DC_Follow_Up</a>sorry for the re-comment...
phlogiston99Jul 24, 2007
I feel much safer now that terrorists have no idea where the White House is. Good move!