Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20070601/tc_zd/208800
Google Street View Makes U.S. Govt. Uneasy
If our government came out with this kind of information would we be screaming out loud?
Could too much information be a bad thing or is this what we can expect in a free society?
Will future terrorists attacks use this publically available information to plan their attacks? Can this be avoided?
What about this kind of information about our military bases?
Even if we restrict this information, countries outside the United States could publish it (i.e. from Russian satellite imagry), so why ban or restrict it?
Was Michael Savage right about this 2 years ago?
Google Street View Makes U.S. Govt. Uneasy
Didn't the Fort Dix Six use online mapping software like Google maps, Mapblast, Street Quest to help design their terrorists plots?Virtual mapping programs have garnered some criticism from those who believe they might be adequate tools for terrorists staking out U.S. landmarks, but there is little the government can do to prevent publication of these images, according to the federal agency that handles satellite photography.
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Microsoft this week announced the addition of street-by-street 3D imaging of several U.S. and international cities to its Live Search Maps program. Users can opt to view detailed, computer-generated images of landmarks like the Statue of Liberty and Central Park or just zoom in on their office or apartment building.
Google has a similar offering with its Google Earth program. But the search engine giant this week also added a "street view" option to its Web-based Google Maps offering that provides users with an actual photograph of the address they have just queried. Microsoft's existing "LiveDrive" beta mapping program has offered a similar feature since last year.
There are no federal guidelines to which companies like Microsoft or Google must adhere before the release of programs like Microsoft's Live Search Maps, Google Earth or Google Street Views, said Dave Burpee, a public affairs officer with the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA). A Department of
Homeland Security spokesperson said the agency does not handle Internet mapping issues.
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If our government came out with this kind of information would we be screaming out loud?
Could too much information be a bad thing or is this what we can expect in a free society?
Will future terrorists attacks use this publically available information to plan their attacks? Can this be avoided?
What about this kind of information about our military bases?
Even if we restrict this information, countries outside the United States could publish it (i.e. from Russian satellite imagry), so why ban or restrict it?
Was Michael Savage right about this 2 years ago?
Last edited by Harmor (2007-06-05 02:13:33)