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- nihilator, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2When will Google Earth show us the sites holding Weapons of Mass Destruction?
- dimatt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1lol, crazy parinoid americans
- killsaw7, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1All will tremble before the awesome might of Google Earth!!!!
- Jammerdelray, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Google Earth is already censoring certain data
- Cyberdactyl, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Another analogous example of, "Do not build any roads into our village, it will allow easy access for invaders."
- super_structure, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Jammerdelray: "Google Earth is already censoring certain data"
From the article:
"Chuck Herring, a spokesman for DigitalGlobe, said that to the best of his knowledge, the federal government had never asked his company to obscure or blur images. Similarly, Mr. Hanke said no specific areas on Google Earth lacked high-resolution data because of federal restrictions."
"For a brief period, photos of the White House and adjacent buildings that the United States Geological Survey provided to Google Earth showed up with certain details obscured, because the government had decided that showing details like rooftop helicopter landing pads was a security risk. Google has since replaced those images with unaltered photographs of the area taken by Sanborn, a mapping and imagery company, further illustrating the difficulty of trying to control such information." - Aquinas315, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Hey, if people want to look at the earth, let 'em. As much as governments think they own everything, they're only leasing it from the people. And if the people want to look at it, they damn well will do so.
And if you're worried about someone spying on you tanning in your back yard, think of the odds that the satellite is above your house in one year, and just don't go out on that one day. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0lol i will forget to come back and post..
so the answer to my question above is
Isreal - MasterDwarf, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0dont forget area 51:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=area+51&spn=2.853702,6.596191&t=h&hl=en - ssaha, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Maybe all the bitching by the Indian govt. is just the tip of the iceberg before others start bitching about it too.
- PhatFingers, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I imagine Google is tracking people's interest in geographical sites. Perhaps if someone is showing an interest in a particular site, and that site happens to blow up soonafter, they'll gather some nice clues of where to start the investigation. And if after that, someone targets a similar site in a similar way... they can launch a surface-to-IP-Address missile at the user.
- rmowery, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0If countries/people have that much to hide, then everyone should be raising questions about WHY.
Besides - the people who want sat imagery for the purpose of causing trouble can simply purchase products from other sources or paid satellite services. GoogleEarth and MS products do nothing more then present the information that is freely acquirable.
If a country/gov't can get away with forcing any US based company to this type of information censorship, then welcome to "1984" (albeit 21 years late).
I mean what Next? Maybe the damn RIAA, MPA, or Publishing company Execs will be requesting GoogleEarth not post sat images of their estates.
The 21st century is going to be a HUGE fight for GLOBAL Freedom of speech and publication. I think this is just the tip of the ice berg. - xiloki, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Governments are becoming increasingly irrelevant. We live in interesting times.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0really old, as i've said before i'm sure the nytimes does nothing but steal stories off blogs now.
some choice quotes:
"Maj. Gen. M. Gopal Rao, said, "They ought to have asked us." " - ok so your just pissed off because some company in another country doesn't need YOUR permission to do something?
"But a number of security restrictions apply to those companies. For instance, United States law requires that images of Israel shot by American-licensed commercial satellites be made available only at a relatively low resolution" - now you see this is just wrong as well. it's wrong for the indian's to whinge, but it's hipocritical for the ***** americans to blank out places of their own choosing. if it's really not a threat (i don't believe it is) then why do they make google do it for them?
i think it's great to see how the openess of google and their drive to free information brings out governments true colours for everyone to see. - unclejesse0, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I love Google Earth!
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Old stuff...
- Cerberus047, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0no its dangerous when we hack it and launch missiles with it.....
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Is it just me or has this been covered already?
It must be a slow news day.
no digg - deadkenny, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Has no one been following The Register's articles on GE? ! ;-)
Start from here and check out the related links, especially the black hawk spotting...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/12/20/google_earth/ - Wolfman~K, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1various stories bout this have been all over the net and digg, but I'll digg it for the fact that the NY Times finally made it to the party and wrote a decent article.
Google is the next super power..... - bemenaker, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Cuz N. Korea wouldn't know where Seoul is without Google Earth.... F***** MORONS!!!!
- koregaonpark, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0It is in no way my airspace. I'm not India!
But seriously, you think it's okay to give everyone on the internet access to every part of the earth? what if someone's tanning themselves in their backyard? ;-) - koregaonpark, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0that's all nice and fine but doesn't India have the right not to have every inch of it's land displayed publicly to every person in every country in the world?
- Otto, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Link with images: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/20/technology/20image.html?ei=5065&en=fca84aa48ed6bb3b&ex=1135659600&partner=MYWAY
- bpowah, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0A very similar product (with even higher res US images) is made available by the US government (NASA)
http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/ - pgm_01, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0India is worried that it will somehow give the Pakistanis secret information. Since there is no missile guidance plugin available, I don't think they have to worry.
- hiro, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0@supz
India isn't taking anyones' jobs, they were given away - RomeyRome, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Pffft..Pics on GE are too old to care about. There's a car in font of my house that I totaled 4 years ago...
- madcat87, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Sure everybody should access this info.I am expecting the moment when images with a lot highter res will be available.
- catullus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0@hellomynameisop: lol ur funny. you obviously dont see the irony in what you're saying. but i'm sure you do, because you've studied post-second-industrial-revolution european politics extensively, right?
- RomeyRome, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0BTW, your airspace doesn't extend out into space, so SOL for India.
- Jams, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Lets ban all maps too, and globes.. they're evil!
- toekneebullard, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0My father is former US special forces, and every time I show him Google Earth, he talks abotu the security risks. It's no so much about how many people are where, or who's car is parked there, real-time isn't even the issue. It's the fact that ten years ago, info like that was only accessable to people with high security clearances.
No, they can't see if your car is parked out front, but they can plan direct routes to your front porch. If you had someone invading your country, would you want to be possibly get lost? Or would you want them to know exactly where they were going. Whether they have maps or not, google earth gives them even more access and data.
/loves google earth - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0some GE images are updated frequently.. you can see some current Iraq images for instance.. well not too old but definitely not real time.They cant release them until they are atleast 24hrs old.
i would have thought most governments would have gotten over this ever since the us launched spy sats.. the Russians started to put inflatable tanks and subs to screw with the sats.. countries could do it too on sensitive installations.. just put up a blow up Ferris wheel and everyone will think your nuclear plant is a amusement park.
question for the masses.. what is the only place it is against US law to take high resolution satellite photos of? answer soon. - madcat87, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0WorldWind is better than GoogleEarth( in some aspects) and older.I have no idea why it is not so popular.
- koregaonpark, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0how come though?
- DaveHimself, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0"lol, crazy parinoid americans"
Read the article dimatt, It is India that is doing most of the crying. And Google, which is operating in the US has not been asked to shut it down. So even with the little faith I have in the "higher ups" here in America, I am pleased to see Google Earth / Maps has not suffered. - zbeast, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Fear me I and my cat race will rule your world with the power of Google Earth
- crackez, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0You know, I feel it should be mentioned that Dupe is a relative term. I do not recall seeing this before on digg, maybe I missed it, but reading it now I found entertaining. +Digg.
- ezkiel, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0"When a country does not allow satellite images to be taken of these areas, it is clearly offensive and illegal when a private agency, even Google with its good intentions, takes such pictures and gives access to just about anybody with a computer to them."
Its not illegal if your not in the country. Since when did India, or any country gain the right to say "You can't look here". The have the right to put stuff underground to hide it. But if there is one thing we don''t need its suppression of infoormation.
The more you know the better. - collapsibletank, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Cyberdactyl: Spot on!
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0>When will Google Earth show us the sites holding Weapons of Mass Destruction?
Apparently, as soon as we get good pictures of Syria. - gamerzworld, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0one word Wire Taps
- super_structure, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1vonskippy: "Sucks to be some paranoid backwater uneducated uncivilized third rate nation."
Yeah, South Korea, India, Thailand, Russia... those are countries we needn't be concerned with. It's not like their highly educated, technical work forces are doing jobs that Americans used to. Oh wait; they are, too. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1Don't DIGG a DUPE
http://www.digg.com/technology/Governments_tremble_at_Google_s_Birds-eye_view
Digg the posting that's got the link to the article in the ORIGINAL paper it ran. - koregaonpark, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0already been covered.
I do have something to say to NYCpeon though. The Indian govt. is not frightend or trembling before "Google's might".
It doesn't take a lot to understand the implications of such a tool in today's world. It can prove extremely dangerous when used by terrorists. These are actual satellite images that include areas that are "sensitive". Religious shrines, govt. headquarters and so on.
When a country does not allow satellite images to be taken of these areas, it is clearly offensive and illegal when a private agency, even Google with its good intentions, takes such pictures and gives access to just about anybody with a computer to them. - vonskippy, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1Sucks to be some paranoid backwater uneducated uncivilized third rate nation.
To quote my dad: "too damn bad!". - tryferos, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0The pics on Google Earth are old, so why would world governments be worried? And like the article says, its not like this is something new, having Google attached to it makes it more well known.
- Cyberdactyl, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0If other nation state "officials" think GE is cutting into their security, they're either naive as hell or just stupid. GE's capabilities are nothing compared to the CIA's and NSA's real time sat imaging.
- nouse66, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0poor babies :(
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