14 DAY TRIAL // Google Maps is an innovative online solution provided by Google that allows you to observe images captured from the satellites with the entire Earth. The service is available for free and it enables you to observe buildings, roads and other detailed elements from the entire world. As you know, Google also owns a downloadable application that is regarded as the most powerful in its category that offers you even more functions than Google Maps. Google Earth was recently updated with features meant to help you analyze detailed maps with ease.
Many users are already using Google Maps for different goals, but it seems like the most interesting clients are represented by the terrorists that are using the solution to plan their attacks. This is not the first terrorist related news about the search giant. Some time ago, many internet users said that the AdSense advertising platform provided by Google is funding Al Qaeda. The procedure was very simple: the terrorists were registered for the service with ads placed on a huge number of websites. Then, they generated some well-developed scripts that clicked on the ads and made them earn money. The income was redirected through multiple bank accounts until they were finally in Al Qaeda's safe.
Today, Telegraph reported that "terrorists attacking British bases in Basra are using aerial footage displayed by the Google Earth internet tool to pinpoint their attacks, say Army intelligence sources. Documents seized during raids on the homes of insurgents last week uncovered print-outs from photographs taken from Google. The satellite photographs show in detail the buildings inside the bases and vulnerable areas such as tented accommodation, lavatory blocks and where lightly armored Land Rovers are parked."
It is quite an interesting statement because nobody can deny it as Google can't control the users that are accessing the service. "A Google spokesman said the information could be used for "good and bad" and was available to the public in many forms. "Of course we are always ready to listen to governments' requests," he said. "We have opened channels with the military in Iraq but we are not prepared to discuss what we have discussed with them. But we do listen and we are sensitive to requests," Telegraph added.