Mar 30
2009
Mumbai Terrorists Getting High Tech Using Google Earth
The recent Mumbai terrorists attacks show web maps such as Google Earth can be a tool for terrorists.
The information super highway appears to be letting some get away with highway robbery. With free software available to any person’s disposal online, tools such as Google Earth merge information from a variety of sources with private-sector satellite photos to provide a detailed, integrated snapshot of a location or region.
Even before the web, aggressors used public information to hone attacks. A German officer who planned the Nazi invasion of Norway and Denmark in 1940 admitted the popular Baedeker travel guide was a key intelligence source.
But the Internet has made it much easier.
