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US Bases Block Google Camera Crews

General warns of security breach after base photos go online

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 7, 2008 4:07 AM CST

(Newser) – Google camera teams have been banned from US military installations after panoramic views of the inside of a Texas base ended up on the internet, the AP reports. The street-level images show "where all the guards are, how the barriers go up and down,... Read full story »

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