Several Nations Alarmed At Crispness Of Google Earth's Bird's Eye View Images...

The New York Times KATIE HAFNER and SARITHA RAI December 20, 2005 at 09:32 AM
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When Google introduced Google Earth, free software that marries satellite and aerial images with mapping capabilities, the company emphasized its usefulness as a teaching and navigation tool, while advertising the pure entertainment value of high-resolution flyover images of the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben and the pyramids.

But since its debut last summer, Google Earth has received attention of an unexpected sort. Officials of several nations have expressed alarm over its detailed display of government buildings, military installations and other important sites within their borders.

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