Comments on: More on Google, Security, and Michael Gianaris http://www.realityprime.com/news/more-on-google-security-and-michael-gianaris Advanced Technology Research Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:10:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: avi http://www.realityprime.com/news/more-on-google-security-and-michael-gianaris/comment-page-1#comment-9198 avi Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:02:00 +0000 http://www.realityprime.com/news/more-on-google-security-and-michael-gianaris#comment-9198 Peter, see my post today about why it's unlikely. Peter, see my post today about why it’s unlikely.

]]> By: peter http://www.realityprime.com/news/more-on-google-security-and-michael-gianaris/comment-page-1#comment-9178 peter Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:28:30 +0000 http://www.realityprime.com/news/more-on-google-security-and-michael-gianaris#comment-9178 we want to know the more details about the google earth 's inside content .could you give us some! Please go on the topic :'' HOW GOOGLE REALLY WORKS" please... we want to know the more details about the google earth ’s inside content .could you give us some!
Please go on the topic :” HOW GOOGLE REALLY WORKS”
please…

]]> By: avi http://www.realityprime.com/news/more-on-google-security-and-michael-gianaris/comment-page-1#comment-4243 avi Fri, 06 Jul 2007 13:34:42 +0000 http://www.realityprime.com/news/more-on-google-security-and-michael-gianaris#comment-4243 Kevin, I agree that *most* government officials are simply looking for easy ways to reduce risks. My complaint is that sometimes there is either no way to reduce a particular risk, or the best way is the harder way. In this case, the easy way is to goad google, because they're so big and it would have the most effect if they did what you want. The better way is to censor the actual imagery they get, so that it's censored everywhere, not just from one outlet. The best way is to actually protect the sites. And in this, there are no shortcuts, because if a site is hit, people won't give you credit for having censored the imagery. If you read my personal blog at BrownianEmotion.org, I showed how easy it really is to get around censorship in Google Earth. The only people censorship really affects are casual users, who are not determined to obtain the intelligence. And catching people using credit cards only works if you're looking, and are willing to investigate 99.99999% of normal uses. That's actually not a good use of our law enforcer's very limited resources either, just as pervasive spying isn't. Kevin,

I agree that *most* government officials are simply looking for easy ways to reduce risks. My complaint is that sometimes there is either no way to reduce a particular risk, or the best way is the harder way.

In this case, the easy way is to goad google, because they’re so big and it would have the most effect if they did what you want. The better way is to censor the actual imagery they get, so that it’s censored everywhere, not just from one outlet. The best way is to actually protect the sites. And in this, there are no shortcuts, because if a site is hit, people won’t give you credit for having censored the imagery. If you read my personal blog at BrownianEmotion.org, I showed how easy it really is to get around censorship in Google Earth.

The only people censorship really affects are casual users, who are not determined to obtain the intelligence. And catching people using credit cards only works if you’re looking, and are willing to investigate 99.99999% of normal uses.

That’s actually not a good use of our law enforcer’s very limited resources either, just as pervasive spying isn’t.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.realityprime.com/news/more-on-google-security-and-michael-gianaris/comment-page-1#comment-4242 Kevin Fri, 06 Jul 2007 10:40:26 +0000 http://www.realityprime.com/news/more-on-google-security-and-michael-gianaris#comment-4242 Avi, I am sure that the folks at Google Earth understand the value of spatial intelligence and are working hard to balance the competing interests involved. However, I also believe that, with the possible exception of a few politicians, most government officials who have expressed concerns about the technology's security implications are also trying to balance those same competing interests and not simply looking for a way to impose censorship. Avi,
I am sure that the folks at Google Earth understand the value of spatial intelligence and are working hard to balance the competing interests involved. However, I also believe that, with the possible exception of a few politicians, most government officials who have expressed concerns about the technology’s security implications are also trying to balance those same competing interests and not simply looking for a way to impose censorship.

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