Did Google Earth help NYC terrorists?
June 3rd, 2007
The four people arrested two days ago for allegedly planning to blow up fuel tanks and terminals at New York’s JFK Airport used Google Earth to help plan their attacks, reports the New York Times and others. That leads to the inevitable question: Does Google Earth help terrorists plan their actions?
The answer is an unequivocal no. Detailed satellite maps have long been available to anyone with enough money to pay for them. They’re used in every kind of commerce imaginable, from forest management to weather forecasting, and far more. If a would-be terrorist wanted to get a satellite map of an area, he’d be able to easily get it, Google Earth or no.
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