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India Forms Expert Group on Google Earth Images
Digital Inspiration writes "According to Yahoo News, the Indian Government, 'concerned over satellite images of its strategic installations being made available in the public domain by internet search engine Google, has decided to constitute an expert group to suggest ways to safeguard the country's interests.' Earlier, The President of India expressed concerns that terrorists could use Google Earth to plan assaults on the Indian parliament, the President's house and government offices in New Delhi, all of which show up clearly in Google Earth's photos. Google Earth has expressed its readiness to have discussions with the Government regarding the issue."
Why are they worried? It's not like it's that difficult to move a teepee (tepee). As for terrorists...shouldn't they worry about cowboys and pilgrims with smallpox infested blankets instead?
Oops...wrong Indians.
* Si hoc legere scis numium eruditionis habes *
I think hiding the vast demolition and destruction and human rights abuses going on in the west bank and gaza and the construction of the illegal apartheid wall are the main reason for the supression of information. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/israe l/fence-imagery.htm
What if Tetris was invented by Nazis?