U.S. Military Restricts Google Maps

RTO · Post by **RTO** » March 8th, 2008, 9:37 pm

The DOD took action when Street View images of Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas, appeared on Google Maps.

The U.S. Department of Defense put Google (NSDQ: GOOG) on the defensive last week when it issued a communique to make it clear that the roving photographic vehicles Google uses to acquire Google Maps Street View images aren't allowed on U.S. military bases.
In pursuing its mission "[to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful," Google inadvertently ran afoul of the military's mission to maintain security for its personnel and sites.

The DOD took action when Street View images of Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas, appeared on Google Maps. Google introduced Google Maps Street View images for San Antonio in February.

Google removed the pictures at the request of the military. Fort Sam Houston is not open to the public.

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BruteForce · Post by **BruteForce** » March 8th, 2008, 10:55 pm

Fucking A. My entire house and a 360 degree view there-of is accessible through Google Street-view.

Although It's now different than somebody driving down my street, it's a little errie to see my house online like that!

PocketKings · Post by **PocketKings** » March 9th, 2008, 5:58 am

Yea, you can get a good look at some pretty secure places. Like the red roof inn, for example.