Sunday, October 16, 2005

Google Maps Terrorist’s Tool?

“President APJ Abdul Kalam has expressed concern about a free mapping programme from Google Inc warning it could help terrorists by providing satellite photos of potential targets. (...)

The governments of South Korea and Thailand and lawmakers in the Netherlands have expressed similar concerns. (...)

President Kalam called for new laws to restrain dissemination of such material.”
– HindustanTimes.com/ AP, October 16, 2005

Indeed, Google Maps is a powerful tool. Here are some more tools that have the potential to aid terrorists to plan attacks:

• Computer keyboards: By entering letters into this input device, digital messages can be created to speed up communication between different terrorist organisations. Among other things, this may be used to discuss potential targets.
• Froogle: An online shopping service with global reach which may allow terrorists to shop for typical warfare items such as: guns, tanks, bombs, or even computer keyboards.
• Email: Terrorists are known to use digital mail tools to not only chat about Kabul weather, but send around photos of potential targets as well.
• Post-it notes: Little yellow paper slips with an adhesive allowing them to stick to any surface, including a terrorist house, a terrorist car, and even a terrorist computer keyboard. Can be used to write short messages describing potential targets.
• Pencil: A graphite-based handheld instrument to aid in the process of creating messages of any sort, including those of clear terroristic nature. Especially deadly in combination with Post-it notes. Using a pencil, it’s possible to write the following dangerous messages: “Kill Bush”, “Kill someone who knows Bush”, or “Finally create actual Weapons of Mass Destruction.”

Google Maps Terrorist’s T ... by Philipp Lenssen | Comments (15)

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