Comments on: Google Mappers Come Under Military Fire

By: military Vehicles

military Vehicles — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:40:20 +0000

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By: Forumistan

Forumistan — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 03:38:54 +0000

Google took pictures of a not-so-secret military base.

By: PS3

PS3 — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:23:29 +0000

It’s the military that should know better. Can’t really blame Google for taking an opportunity that presented itself.

By: Futon-Matt

Futon-Matt — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 14:27:47 +0000

That is a big no no, Google should know better.

By: Jayson

Jayson — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 23:09:20 +0000

The military liason in charge should be punished for being so stupid.

By: Andy Beal

Andy Beal — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 15:53:49 +0000

@Mike – it’s not that exciting: http://images.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&rlz=1B3GGGL_enUS250US250&q= google+street+views+car&btnG=Search+Images

By: SEO guy

SEO guy — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 14:16:16 +0000

he he he sneaky Google vans! Why would the grant Google access in the first place?

By: Mike Montague

Mike Montague — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 13:03:08 +0000

Anyone have any full pictures of a google car? I’d love to see the mess of cameras attached from a side-view. I was thinking about getting one blown up and framed for my den next to my McLaren F1 photo.

By: Andy Beal

Andy Beal — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 00:05:47 +0000

@Bob – that’s not the point, I failed to make.

That device on the top of the Google car could have had anthrax or rockets in it. And clearly no one at the base called Google to check credentials, otherwise Google HQ would have said the car is not supposed to be at a military base.

A complete lack of security all around.

By: Steve Rosenbaum

Steve Rosenbaum — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 23:32:51 +0000

Man, I had a feeling Street View was going to come under scrutiny. Did anyone happen to see Googlers taking pictures of their houses? My buddy from work mentioned that he’s in the photo of his house!

By: Bob O'Donnell

Bob O'Donnell — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:24:53 +0000

Honestly – who cares? So Google took pictures of a not-so-secret military base. Big deal.

By: Seomotion

Seomotion — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:56:16 +0000

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By: Eduardo

Eduardo — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:48:08 +0000

I don’t think it was a huge deal because the base is of little need for top secrecy. While it is still breaking the rules its not like our nations secrets were revealed by shows some pictures of a base that freely lets civilians in on a regular basis.

Hardly a black ops or nuclear missile base.

By: Google Mappers banned from US Bases | ZapNat

Google Mappers banned from US Bases | ZapNat — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:57:07 +0000

[...] Google gets in trouble for taking pictures at military bases. – Marketing Pilgrim [...]

By: Colin Carmichael

Colin Carmichael — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:18:20 +0000

I noticed this street view (linked below) of a border crossing in Detroit a while back – pretty sure Customs & Border Protection would be unhappy about that!
http://tinyurl.com/6z3f3

By: Daan Jansonius

Daan Jansonius — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:17:34 +0000

A bit naive from the military, isn’t it? A Google vehicle with a massive recording device stuck to the roof and with the intention of mapping where ever they drive asks for permission to drive around and you expect them to do so without taping anything just because you said so?

It’s like telling a kid not to take anything out of the cookie jar while you are away, but leaving the cookie jar in plain site and within reach.

They should’t have let them on to begin with. If they weren’t allowed to tape anything, what was the point for them to still drive around?

By: Search Engine Optimization Journal

Search Engine Optimization Journal — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:02:29 +0000

Wow, that’s pretty ridiculous. That’s a serious rule to break and Google should have known better. Surprising that there wasn’t a bigger punishment for them after vowing not to do it. And yes, that monstrocity on that vehicle is quite questionable!