
Users could clearly see the base marked on the service after it was pictured by the Street Car service. Photo: GOOGLE The entrance to the base, which has never before appeared on maps for security reasons, can easily be identified on the images, leading to fears it could be used for terrorist planning. Users can even see the base, in the country's west, is clearly marked as "British SAS" on the website. Related Articles Google Street view in new row Seagull 'with one wing' captured on Google Street View Giant pliers over West Brom Google Street View captures man three times Google in new Street View row Street View privacy concerns It also offers a detailed 180 degree view of the perimeter boundary. The images, all taken within the past six months, also show a military ambulance and a police car at the gates of the base along with three guards. The disclosures further fuelled privacy concerns after the service was earlier this month expanded to cover 95 per cent of Britain’s roads or a quarter of million miles.
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The SAS shouldn’t be the only ones concerned about Street View. I found this video on YouTube the other day:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akJgSoQV_as
While it’s a somewhat funny spoof on the Google Superbowl Ad it mostly brings to light some scary aspects of Google’s tools.