The scariest thing I've used on the web.

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GOOGLE MAPS. http://earth.google.com/

I know, this is my second google post.

Go to Iraq, now go to Washington D.C., go to any major metro area. Scary the detail you can compile.

Do you know how initial intel maps of targets of choice have been recently acquired? You’d have to put some boots on the ground and you have coveted human intel, or get a paper map. Couple that (Google and Google Earth) with email communication and you have an enemy schooled in and modern combat. We’ve made it too easy for our enemy to obtain intelligence.

IPB- you know they know what it means, they have been using it against us. WAY TOO EASY.

Why don’t we have some things blacked out? Why are we so quick to provide such information? Simple, for the sake of convenience.

I need another drink.

ETA: You can input IP addresses & phone numbers, this will give you a lat/long, city/state. You can find anyone/anything with very little info.

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When Google Earth first came online, I sent pics – with labels already put in the system by other users – of Delta’s, DEVGRU’s, and HRT’s facilities to folks I know who worked there. No one was happy about it.

This is nothing new for the information age. Every tool is a weapon if you hold it right.

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Want to see my ride in Iraq 2004?

33°19’59.02N 44°26’14.98E

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Nice, I like the color too!

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Heck, the Google van was taking pics in one of our crappy areas just as we were doing a raid! Some of our detectives can be seen with the 360 degree view…

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When I do MANPADS vulnerability assessments, I hit Google maps before I ever walk out of my office. It gives me about 85% of everything I need. :frowning:

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Cheap easy intel. I use it all the time…and yes, you would be suprised what you can find.

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Adding to the fun are the overlays that can be used of your local GIS information. They include owner names, property values, census information, and all kinds of good stuff. PERSEC? OPSEC? Hah.

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It seems they are blurring out license plates, mine were clearly visible before but not now.

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Back in my SOF days that level of imagery was classified and used for targeting. It should give you an idea of how good the classified systems in the 21st Century are! :eek: