Join other TweakTown fans on our Facebook fan page!
Technology content trusted by users in North America and around the world.
Sign up to our newsletterWatch our YouTube channelLike us on FacebookFollow us on Twitter+1 us on Google Plus

4,339 Articles | 23,886 Posts | 76,655 Members
Select Your Edition:USA EditionAU Edition
System
Builders
Guide

REALLY FRESH TECH CONTENT (OUR VERY LATEST STUFF)...

USA EditionYou are located: Home > All News > News > Google Earth Used in Mumbai Attacks

Google Earth Used in Mumbai Attacks

By: (more) | Posted: Dec 3, 2008 12:00 pm

There has been a lot of controversy about Google in the last few months.
Everything from its new Chrome Browser hoarding personal information (and screen shots of bank pages) to privacy issues over Street View.

 

Now after the tragic incident in Mumbai India it has come to light that the persons responsible used Google Earth to plan the attacks. Google Earth provides Satellite maps of…, well the whole Earth or pretty close to it. Many feel that Google is trampling on personal privacy and even National Security by providing a large amount of satellite and even ground level intelligence to anyone that wants it.

 

From Pedophiles to Criminals, to Terrorist anyone can grab an air shot and street level image of where you live or work, something that they would have had to do in person before. This long range recon makes prevention and apprehension a more daunting task.

 

TGDaily has more here

 

Google Earth Used in Mumbai Attacks

It is not the first time that Google Earth was singled out as a potentially dangerous tool in the hands of terrorists. India's former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam warned in 2005 that unrestricted availability of detailed satellite imagery from services like Google Earth might help terrorists to carry out attacks. Security agencies in India, China and other countries have been concerned that Google Earth exposes their defense installations and unveil supposedly secret military installations. Media also reported that protesters in London used Google Earth to plan how to get to the rooftop of the Parliament building in London.

 

Further Reading: Read and find more news at our news index page.

TweakTown News RSS FeedDo you get our news RSS feed? Get It!

Got a news tip? Tell Us!

Post a Comment about this news

Related Tags


Tech News Posts

View More News Posts

TweakTown Web Poll

Question: What new products do you most want to see at Computex 2012?

Audio

Cases, Cooling & PSUs

CPU, APU & Chipsets

Displays

Memory

Mobile Devices and Phones

Motherboards

Peripherals

Storage / SSDs

Ultrabooks and Laptops

Video Cards

Booth Babes

or View the Results

View More Polls

Forum Activity

View More Forum Posts

Press Releases

View More Press Releases