Google Blurring Sensitive Map Information 411
Cyphoid writes "While viewing my school (the University of Massachusetts Lowell) with Google Maps, I noticed that a select portion of the campus was pixelated: the operational nuclear research facility on campus. Curious, I attempted to view the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Plymouth, Massachusetts. It too was pixelated. What or who is compelling Google to smudge out these images selectively? Will all satellite images of facilities that the government deems 'sensitive' soon be subject to censoring?" Not surprisingly, the same areas are blurred in Google Earth. But how about images from satellites operated by other nations, such as SPOT or Sovinformsputnik?
Killer Blobs, Run! (Score:5, Funny)
dont blame Google. (Score:5, Funny)
Have you ever been there? That's how it looks! I think they built it out of Lego.
You think the US is bad, try Japan. (Score:2, Funny)
Opting out my house (Score:5, Funny)
Sensitive areas (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Other country are not blurred ? (Score:2, Funny)
The real one is several miles away and uses an active camouflage bubble to hide itself.
Crap, am I posting from an unsecured lo
Re:Sensitive areas (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Sensitive areas (Score:2, Funny)
Re:You think the US is bad, try Japan. (Score:5, Funny)
No kidding. That's why I stopped browsing Japanese porn.
Re:Great (Score:4, Funny)
Headless Chicken Homeland Security (Score:3, Funny)
> But how about images from satellites operated by other nations,
> such as SPOT or Sovinformsputnik?
Don't worry! Everyone knows Osama only use Google Earth. He's still boycotting Sovinformsputnik over of the Soviet Invasion of Aghanistan (Go Taliban!), and said he wouldn't be caught dead using SPOT.
Re:Great (Score:4, Funny)
Re:details for you (Score:2, Funny)
This story was cleverly planted by Osama to get you to post the locations of targets that you think are "sensitive".
Your terrorist overlords thank you.