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Google to Blur Sensitive India Sites
theodp writes "Citing unnamed officials, the Times of India is reporting that Google Earth has agreed to blur and distort Indian locations identified by the government after security concerns were voiced by the country's president. This includes total blurring of locations like government buildings, as well as the outlines/building plans of key facilities. This came about after a recent meeting between Google technicians and Indian officials."
Google Earth has agreed to blur and distort Indian locations
I thought the US government took care of that already, around 1838?
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I saw him heading towards your house with a ten pound sledge hammer, a bottle of ketchup and a food processor. He had a funny look on his face. I'm sure you'll be fine.
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Terrorists will just ask their computer to "enhance"
Do you suppose India knows that "blur" means "nuke from orbit" in GoogleSpeak?
I did a Google-image-search the other day, and what do you know: some of the images from Japan were heavily pixellated in rather sensitive areas!
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actually I am happy to see you, however that is in fact a banana in my pocket.
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Just like you're a "free word bearer" and not a "troll?"
They do realize that people can see the buildings by just driving near them, right?
Yep.
If patriotism is racist, is racism patriotic?