balam - 11:23 pm on Mar 7, 2008 (gmt 0)

> I'm done..... for today.

Don't run off so fast, Propools! With this post, you'll only represent half the posts in the thread - and your "blog" seems to just be starting to roll! Besides, do you really want to go and shovel snow? ;)

> What about military installations of other countries?

Street Views is currently only available for select cities in America. Potentially being in breach of Canadian privacy laws has prevented Canadian cities from appearing on the service. Similarily, laws in some European countries could prevent Street Views from ever being used there.

Some nations have requested the removal or blurring of their military bases, or other sensitive areas from Google Maps. Israel springs to mind. Can you even imagine the military of any country consenting to an American commercial venture coming through and extensively photographing their secure facilities? Shoot, I was shocked that they could get away with that in The States, given the security climate! (Although, to be fair, entering the base was a violation of Google's policy to not photograph private roads & facilities where the public has no access.)

Why two threads on the same subject?