Comments on: Terrorists Using Google Earth To PinPoint Attacks http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/terrorists-using-google-earth-to-pinpoint-attacks/ The leading source of news covering social media and the blogosphere. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:18:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Links, links, links « The D-Ring: Where the military and new media collide http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/terrorists-using-google-earth-to-pinpoint-attacks/comment-page-1/#comment-155662 Links, links, links « The D-Ring: Where the military and new media collide Thu, 01 Feb 2007 03:08:03 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/terrorists-using-google-earth-to-pinpoint-attacks/#comment-155662 [...] Terrorists Using Google Earth to Pinpoint Attacks But is the information available on Google Earth anything that can’t be found elsewhere? [...] [...] Terrorists Using Google Earth to Pinpoint Attacks But is the information available on Google Earth anything that can’t be found elsewhere? [...]

]]> By: Coadunation » links for 2007-01-17 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/terrorists-using-google-earth-to-pinpoint-attacks/comment-page-1/#comment-148386 Coadunation » links for 2007-01-17 Wed, 17 Jan 2007 22:20:17 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/terrorists-using-google-earth-to-pinpoint-attacks/#comment-148386 [...] Terrorists Using Google Earth To PinPoint Attacks Several countries object to the services available through Google Earth and similar applications. Will this lead to restrictions? From The Blog Herald. (tags: civil.liberties technology safety photography science) [...] [...] Terrorists Using Google Earth To PinPoint Attacks Several countries object to the services available through Google Earth and similar applications. Will this lead to restrictions? From The Blog Herald. (tags: civil.liberties technology safety photography science) [...]

]]> By: Google Earth: stratégiai fegyver? » DragonWeb http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/terrorists-using-google-earth-to-pinpoint-attacks/comment-page-1/#comment-147869 Google Earth: stratégiai fegyver? » DragonWeb Tue, 16 Jan 2007 16:00:47 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/terrorists-using-google-earth-to-pinpoint-attacks/#comment-147869 [...] Nemrég felröppent a hír, miszerint terroristák több módon is felhasználják a Google Earth ingyenes műholdas felvételekkel operáló világtérképet, például: Terroristák a keresőóriás műholdas térképszoftvere segítségével keresik a brit katonai alakulatok támaszpontjait Irak területén. (hvg, “Háború 2.0″) [...] [...] Nemrég felröppent a hír, miszerint terroristák több módon is felhasználják a Google Earth ingyenes műholdas felvételekkel operáló világtérképet, például: Terroristák a keresőóriás műholdas térképszoftvere segítségével keresik a brit katonai alakulatok támaszpontjait Irak területén. (hvg, “Háború 2.0″) [...]

]]> By: Amrit Hallan http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/terrorists-using-google-earth-to-pinpoint-attacks/comment-page-1/#comment-147318 Amrit Hallan Mon, 15 Jan 2007 18:10:22 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/terrorists-using-google-earth-to-pinpoint-attacks/#comment-147318 Terrorist, or some people like to call them Jehadis, or even freedom fighters, use the tools of the world they detest so much. While living the cave ages, they use all the modern tools to carry out terrorist attacks. Their communities, or their ideology, never create new things or improve the existing ones, but ask them to use them for destruction, and they'll be more than ready. Terrorist, or some people like to call them Jehadis, or even freedom fighters, use the tools of the world they detest so much. While living the cave ages, they use all the modern tools to carry out terrorist attacks. Their communities, or their ideology, never create new things or improve the existing ones, but ask them to use them for destruction, and they’ll be more than ready.

]]> By: Starked SF, Unforgiving News from the Bay » Blog Archive » Linker Barn: Monday, January 15 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/terrorists-using-google-earth-to-pinpoint-attacks/comment-page-1/#comment-147315 Starked SF, Unforgiving News from the Bay » Blog Archive » Linker Barn: Monday, January 15 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 18:06:01 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/terrorists-using-google-earth-to-pinpoint-attacks/#comment-147315 [...] Terrorists using Google Earth? [...] [...] Terrorists using Google Earth? [...]

]]> By: PeterP http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/terrorists-using-google-earth-to-pinpoint-attacks/comment-page-1/#comment-147297 PeterP Mon, 15 Jan 2007 17:33:30 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/01/15/terrorists-using-google-earth-to-pinpoint-attacks/#comment-147297 It's the old question of 'Does the fact I CAN do it mean I SHOULD do it?' Truly, what is the point of Google Earth other than it looks pretty cool. Really, would the world be worse off if Google Earth was to be taken offline? I don't think so. On the other hand, is there potential risk to the lives of soldiers (and civilians, for that matter) by keeping it running? If so, it's not a particularly tough decision to shut it down. People with power and influence, such as the owners of Google, need to make decisions based not on what shows off how clever they are but on whether or not what they are doing is harmful. It’s the old question of ‘Does the fact I CAN do it mean I SHOULD do it?’

Truly, what is the point of Google Earth other than it looks pretty cool.

Really, would the world be worse off if Google Earth was to be taken offline? I don’t think so.

On the other hand, is there potential risk to the lives of soldiers (and civilians, for that matter) by keeping it running? If so, it’s not a particularly tough decision to shut it down.

People with power and influence, such as the owners of Google, need to make decisions based not on what shows off how clever they are but on whether or not what they are doing is harmful.

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