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The Debunker.(Google Earth)(Brief article)

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Byline: JASON OVERDORF

The Indian government is worried--again--that its sensitive locations will be at risk if Google Earth doesn't blur the images it depicts on its site.

But that concern is much ado about nothing. "These [images] are available all over the world, and even newer-generation information with more details is ...

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