Mapping Service Blurs Out Military Bases, But Accidentally Locates Secret Ones

guest · Dec 12, 2018

Widespread Blurring of Satellite Images Reveals Secret Facilities
December 10, 2018
https://fas.org/blogs/security/2018...f-satellite-images-reveals-secret-facilities/

Although blurring out specific sites is certainly unusual, it is not uncommon for satellite imagery companies to downgrade the resolution of certain sets of imagery before releasing them to viewing platforms like Yandex or Google Earth;

However, Yandex has taken a step well beyond simply downgrading its Israeli imagery, as is typical for most mapping services. Yandex itself—or perhaps its imagery provider ScanEx—has blurred out specific military installations in their entirety.
[...] Fortunately (from an OSINT perspective), this has had the unintended effect of revealing the location and exact perimeter of every significant military facility

Putting aside the geopolitical intrigue of Russia’s relations with both Israel and Turkey, Yandex’s actions are a prime example of what is known as the Streisand Effect.
[...] By complying with requests to selectively obscure military facilities, the mapping service has actually revealed their precise locations, perimeters, and potential function to anyone curious enough to find them all.
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guest · Feb 18, 2019

Taiwan’s darkest military secrets revealed by Google Maps
February 16, 2019
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/mil...arkest-military-secrets-revealed-google-maps/

Some of Taiwan’s most sensitive military sites – including its facilities for the US-made Patriot missiles – have been accidentally revealed to the public through Google’s latest 3D-rendered maps.

Lawmakers have demanded contingency plans to prevent the secret locations being targeted by Beijing in the event of a cross-strait conflict, while the self-ruled island’s defence minister has appealed for calm.
“Actually, the site of defence infrastructure at times of peace will not be the same as those at times of war,” he noted.
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