The government of India has asked Google to blur sensitive images of its military bases and offices that can be seen with its mapping application, Google Earth — a source of concern to many government officials since at least 2005. Google has reportedly agreed to show fuzzy, low-resolution pictures of certain building installations after talks with the officials. India is not alone in its concerns. Over the last few years, the search engine has received various requests from other governments for similar considerations.
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Google Earth Agrees to Blur Sensitive Images of India
Posted by: Erika Morphy February 5, 2007 01:46 PMThe government of India has asked Google to blur sensitive images of its military bases and offices that can be seen with its mapping application, Google Earth — a source of concern to many government officials since at least 2005. Google has reportedly agreed to show fuzzy, low-resolution pictures of certain building installations after talks with the officials. India is not alone in its concerns. Over the last few years, the search engine has received various requests from other governments for similar considerations.