Could Google Street View Cars be Used to Plot Terror Attacks in Israel?
- Posted on February 21, 2011 at 9:00am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says it is considering ways to allow Google Street View to photograph Israeli cities, despite concerns the popular service could be used to plot terror attacks.
An official statement says a team of Israeli Cabinet ministers instructed experts Monday to work with Google to find a safe way to implement the feature “as soon as possible.”
Street View allows users to virtually tour locations on a map. It is already available in 27 countries. Google uses special vehicles with panoramic cameras to take ground-level, 3-D images.
The feature has sparked intense debate about personal privacy in other countries, but in Israel, officials are concerned about putting unprecedented information about potential terrorism targets on the Internet.
This isn‘t the first time Google’s Street View cars have come under scrutiny. Many questioned the cars last year after it was revealed they collected data from open Wi-Fi connections they passed while snapping pictures throughout the world. Some even referred to it as as the “Wi-Spy” fiasco.
Google declined to comment regarding Israel’s plans.
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homeschoolnetcast
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 8:33pmA butter knife can be used to butter bread and double as a flat head screwdriver in addition you can use it to inflict pain on another persons body. The tools just amplify the heart.
Report Post »QuietRiot
Posted on February 23, 2011 at 1:13amGive them nothing and do not open the doors to GOOGLE…
Report Post »svedka
Posted on February 22, 2011 at 12:31pmChrist almighty! People we cannot shut down the world just because it might be helpful to a terrorist, heck next you will say to not grow food because it might feed a terrorist, to not build cars because it might help a terrorist, to not make cell phones, to not have gps devices, to take all the guns from the people….insane, this is insane, when you see a terrorist kill it, thinking like this is nuts!. Google is not terrorists, have some of you folks lost your minds!
Report Post »BJC
Posted on February 21, 2011 at 11:24pmThe Jewish for Justice organization is bragging about taking Glenn Beck down. I sent them a message and told them they shouldn’t even consider themselves a Jewish organizaton. Their funded by George Soro’s. They claim it was okay for George Soro‘s to make a comparison between FOX and Nazi’s but it was wrong when Glenn did it. Time to send them a message…
Report Post »http://www.jewishjustice.org/contact-us
MUDFLAPS
Posted on February 21, 2011 at 7:41pmGoogle is terrorists
Report Post »endgamer
Posted on February 21, 2011 at 4:33pmOnce they have their foot in the door, It’s real hard to get rid of them. Google has moved in!
Report Post »Rights of Man
Posted on February 21, 2011 at 4:30pmWouldn’t doubt it. Google is a wicked company. They will never get another dime from. No clicking on Google ads, no advertising, no services. I’m done with those creepy bass tards.
Report Post »mhills51
Posted on February 21, 2011 at 3:24pmAt least we already have it here. Just go to google maps and you can get a 360 pic of your front door.
Report Post »GroundZero is Nuclear Demolition x3
Posted on February 21, 2011 at 3:03pmLet’s hope so, for the victims of L. Silverstein/M. Mukasey/P. Zelikow/ I could go on and on. IMO
Report Post »JUSTANOTHEROPINION
Posted on February 21, 2011 at 2:10pmObama screwed them, as if that is not good enough now they are wanting to screw themselves. Jeez, somebody needs to pull there heads out of their butts for them.
Report Post »saneasylum
Posted on February 21, 2011 at 1:54pmPretty Spooky Dude! Oh yes and him too!!!
Report Post »*************
Posted on February 21, 2011 at 12:39pmOh No, Google, Glenn Beck’s Newest Boogey Man! Even Bill O’Reilly, agrees with Loony Beck about this new threat from Google. LOL. O‘Reilly doesn’t know how the tides go in and out but now he believes crackpot Beck about scary Google!
Report Post »exdem
Posted on February 21, 2011 at 1:02pmAny company in bed with the Obama administration needs to scrutinized. You know it as well as we do. Go back Media Matters troll
Report Post »vennoye
Posted on February 21, 2011 at 1:05pmAll you have to do to worry about technology being used against you is to research IBM punch cards and the Jewish people during WWII.
Report Post »saneasylum
Posted on February 21, 2011 at 2:00pmAnd Google said to put some pants on while blogging…………..
Report Post »yourpantsonfire
Posted on February 21, 2011 at 5:40pmOops the idiots are on parade, or is it a part of the spy software that ‘Bamster and company are now using?
Report Post »With a Troll name like ************* you would be a perfect candidate.
Insipid
Posted on February 21, 2011 at 12:15pmBig Brother grows again.
Report Post »LSX
Posted on February 21, 2011 at 1:33pmThey who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Benjamin Franklin
Report Post »Runeback
Posted on February 21, 2011 at 12:13pmThat is a good point, cops/security are suspicious of people staking out public targets and doing surveillance, but you can do it all now from a computer in front of a terrorist.
Report Post »Creestof
Posted on February 21, 2011 at 12:35pmVERY interesting consideration…has me thinking.
Report Post »Miguelito
Posted on February 21, 2011 at 3:00pmGoogle not my search engine anymore.
Report Post »brianhks
Posted on February 21, 2011 at 4:56pmSeriously, what is the google car doing that a person with a $30 digital camera cannot? It’s not like they are providing continuous live feeds from the cameras. Hey and if the whole middle east gets into a war and blows them selves up “street view” may be the only way to remember what it used to look like.
Report Post »j_man
Posted on February 21, 2011 at 7:05pmStartpage.com is secure, and I might add Alex had this story around two years ago.
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on February 21, 2011 at 7:06pmRead this whole report
Report Post »http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article5311241.ece
It won’t be the first time that google will be aiding muslim terrorists.
And its no coincidence
BigMG
Posted on February 21, 2011 at 11:22pmHaving the physical location and general outlay of the area is only the first step. It still takes boots on the ground to surveil the traffic patterns and conduct ‘social networking’.
Secondly, the terrorists need simply purchase detailed satellite imagery taken from the same birds that we’ve bought stuff from in the past.
But, wait… Google has already accumulated all that data and is now the one-stop-shopping giant of personal information. With GPS enabled photography, it would be easy to envision hundreds of drive-by snapshots (as is already happening) that would provide time and exact location. Detailed maps with GPS info. An entire network of Buzz, Facebook, Twitter, etc., to provide a mosaic on intel.
Not only is Google making terrorism easy, but the entire monetizing of this digital age has.
Fortunately, the good guys get a vote and they are using this technology to their advantage as well. So, Rune, you are correct about bad guys getting easy surveillance.
Report Post »We all need to PRAY that our own intelligence community does not have their eyes gouged out by politically correct bureaucrats.