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Google Earth’s Security Risk Proving Itself

By admin ⋅ October 28, 2007 ⋅  Send this to a friend.. ⋅  Print this article. ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Add to Technorati Favorites

Barely two years after former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam warned of the security risks posed by Google Earth, reports emerged today of Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip using it to launch rocket attacks on Israel.The newspaper revealed in January that Iraqi insurgents were using Google Earth to attack British bases in Basra, prompting the company to replace images of military positions in the southern Iraqi province with others taken before the war.

Kalam had warned of the dangers from Google Earth in 2005 when he said its high-resolution images could further compromise the security of some developing countries that were already targets of terrorism.

Google Earth and the Indian government were later reported to have struck an agreement to show “fuzzy, low resolution pictures and distorted building plans” of installations that the government considered sensitive.However, Google Earth in partnership with Digital Globe, the world’s most advanced commercial imaging satellite, has also responded quickly to provide high resolution photographs during unfolding crises such as the fires now raging in California.

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