Re: Google Earth, a must!

Karen Selwyn wrote:
I would probably share your enthusiasm if I had not seen a segment on one of the news programs. The news segment showed that the high resolution aerial views includes phenomenal views of all our military bases in Iraq, etc. Soldiers are discovering their security has been compromised, and they are not pleased.

Google Earth spokesmen have defended their actions saying all the information in the program is available through public sources. While I'm sure that's true, I would have preferred that information that could jeopardize the lives of our military not be served up on a silver platter. No matter what any of us thinks about the war itself, I'm sure we all agree that the safety of our soldiers is something that ought to be vigorously protected!

This makes as much sense as the higher chance for extra screening of people that buy one way plane tickets, as if the terrorist aren't capable of buying round trip tickets. The only thing this does is penalize the non-terrorists.

If the information is publicly available, then terrorists would be able to find it with, or without the aid of Google Earth. There are non US satellites in space capable of such pictures.
The attacks on US soldiers are not coming at military bases, they are happening in public areas.
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