Pentagon bans Google from making detailed maps of its territory

The Pentagon has closed the door to Google mapmakers, after a Google employee mistakenly entered a Texas army base and began filming and studying it, for inclusion on Google Maps.

Larry Yu from Google said that it was not the company's policy to enter military bases, and that the detailed study had been a mistake. In any case, permission had been granted for access, but as soon as Google learnt of the mistake, they removed the offending imagery.

However, The Pentagon -- who sees this as a potential breach of security -- is now apparently scouring the rest of Google Maps to ensure that other sensitive information doesn't remain.

Now, I wonder how interesting my back garden is to miscreants?

(Via Web User)

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