Google Urged to Drop Images

Nqdiddles writes "News.com.au is reporting that the head of Australia's nuclear energy agency has called on Google to censor images of the country's only nuclear reactor. While Dr. Smith admits the image is about two years out of date, he also says he doesn't 'want to provide any easy assistance to anyone who wants to interfere with the site.' Citing the precedent of the blocks of colour over the White House and Treasury buildings, he's critical of their own security, adding 'there's a small area near the middle of the site which is quite secure, but the bulk of our site isn't all that secure' and is easily visible from the road and commercial airline flights. Google has defended the technology, noting the images were six to 18 months old and not detailed enough to zoom in on people."

Comments

Boring

[whitehatlurker]

Okay, if it's noticed, my post will be modded to -99, but ... I have to ask - who cares? Other than the fact that an industrial nation only has one reactor to make medical isotopes, this story really doesn't rate the attention. I guess the reference to G**GLE makes it /. worthy.

Why not look at the breast cancer and celebrity or email and political activism stories on the same website? They are more "stuff that matters" or "news for nerds" than this. Perhaps they were submitted - and rejected.

Next time I submit a story, I will make sure that I create some tie in with G**GLE just to it accepted.

Re:Google Tool of Terror!!!

[ZephyrXero]

Oh I know it's not that easy with alot of things in our government. We've been perfecting the art of FUD and flat out lies in our own gov't for decades now... Just look at how 99% of Americans still believe we were attacked by Al Quida on September 11th and not by our own government...yes, I'm being serious. The evidence doesn't add up.