Aussie Nuclear Reactor on Google Earth
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Written By Reprise Media | August 8, 2005 | Share This
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The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) has dropped its request that Google remove images of its Lucas Heights reactor from its Google Earth program.
ANSTO Executive Director Ian Smith initially contacted Google about the possibility of removing or blurring images of the reactor last week. He’s since changed his stance and has opted not to pursue the matter any further:
“We’ve since confirmed with our security agencies in government that they have no concerns at this stage so we won’t be taking any action. We’re not asking Google to censor any of the images which are currently there.”
Some say this back-pedaling is the result of negative publicity for the ANTSO. Others say it’s as simple as the poor quality of the pictures, which are over two years old and may not be very useful to a potential terrorist.
As programs like Google Earth and MSN Virtual Earth advance, both in technology and popularity, it’s going to be interesting to see how these individual and public privacy concerns play out. Nuclear reactors are obvious, but what about obscuring sites that are less obvious but still security risks - homes of the privately wealthy, prisons, people in the witness protection program, etc.?
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Will it mater if there is a black spot or picture u can find anything on the net if u look hard enough and the black spot gives away that there is something hiden.