Google Caving to Censorship v.HomelandSec

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http://www.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idUSN0625659220080306

“We have been contacted by the military,” Google spokesman Larry Yu said. “In those instances where they (the U.S military) have expressed concerns about the imagery, we have accommodated their requests.”

But because many images were taken from public streets, the military may not have a legal right to request that videos be pulled.

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You are missing the best line of the article:

“…a crew mistakenly asked for access to a base, and base officials agreed.”

Billions of dollars in homeland security each year and that is the type of “security” guards they have on bases…