A model of Osama bin Laden’s compound, found on Bing. Photo: Microsoft
Apple, Bing Maps Reveal Secret Sites -- Danger Room
A top-secret base in Taiwan, revealed on Apple Maps. The Navy SEALs’ rehearsal site for the Osama bin Laden raid, found on Bing. Once again, commercial satellites have snapped images of things that governments would rather hide from public view. And once again, those governments are finding that there’s not much they can do once this sensitive imagery ends up online.
The big technology companies and their mapping apps have been turning generals red-faced for the better part of a decade by posting on the net pictures of sensitive locations. Back in 2009, the Pakistani press blew the lid off of the U.S. drone campaign there by publishing Google Earth pictures of a local airbase — with American Predators parked on the runway. This summer, orbital images appeared online of a stealthy and previously undisclosed robotic aircraft at Lockheed Martin’s “Skunkworks” facility.
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My Comment: Some are now debating on whether satellite map data be uncensored for all to enjoy.
The big technology companies and their mapping apps have been turning generals red-faced for the better part of a decade by posting on the net pictures of sensitive locations. Back in 2009, the Pakistani press blew the lid off of the U.S. drone campaign there by publishing Google Earth pictures of a local airbase — with American Predators parked on the runway. This summer, orbital images appeared online of a stealthy and previously undisclosed robotic aircraft at Lockheed Martin’s “Skunkworks” facility.
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My Comment: Some are now debating on whether satellite map data be uncensored for all to enjoy. I say yes .... because such technology also reveals conditions on the ground like this .... or this .... or .... you get the picture.
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My Comment: Some are now debating on whether satellite map data be uncensored for all to enjoy. I say yes .... because such technology also reveals conditions on the ground like this .... or this .... or .... you get the picture.