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Pakistan Used Google Earth For Military Targeting

Posted by samzenpus on from the bejewel-funded dept.

NeoBeans writes "According to this article in the New York Times about the recent 'improvements' in military strikes by the Pakistani military it is revealed that they have dropped Google Earth as part of their target planning for a more precise technology. From the article, '... the air force has shifted from using Google Earth to more sophisticated images from spy planes and other surveillance aircraft, and has increased its use of laser-guided bombs. And no, you can't really find Osama Bin Laden using Google Maps either."

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  1. Google needs to improve their product by R4nm4-kun · · Score: 5, Funny

    I guess this is one unsatisfied customer.

    1. Re:Google needs to improve their product by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Pakistan didnt like the "Do no evil" bit

    2. Re:Google needs to improve their product by recoiledsnake · · Score: 4, Funny

      They should've just tried to set the evil bit.

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_bit

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    3. Re:Google needs to improve their product by ElectricRook · · Score: 2, Funny

      The writers of the article made the fatal mistake of stating "you can't". Which combined with our proximity to an improbability field, means not only "you can", but that someone will. Or more likely, someone already has...

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  2. What did they drop Google Earth for? by Monkeedude1212 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Microsoft Encarta Atlas 97?

    1. Re:What did they drop Google Earth for? by TheRaven64 · · Score: 4, Funny

      OpenStreetMap! Targeting information wants to be free!

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  3. Google Earth is fine for personal scale military by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I find Google Earth to be completely adequate for all my weapons targeting needs.

    Without leveraging free/open-source technologies I would barely be able to field my own personal military force in any case.

  4. Re:everyone's doing it. by mdm-adph · · Score: 5, Funny

    His nick is "Gandhi," not bloody "Rambo," you moron.

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  5. Re:everyone's doing it. by dkleinsc · · Score: 4, Funny

    Come on, man. Haven't you seen the Gandhi 2 trailer?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfvLcozLwtE

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  6. In Another Five Years, If Google is Not Stopped... by RobotRunAmok · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...the headline is likely to read, "Google Uses Pakistan for Military Targeting."

  7. Re:In Another Five Years, If Google is Not Stopped by mpatmcg · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... or "Google Uses Pakistan Military for Google Maps Testing"

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