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pcworld.com — Terrorists used Google Earth to plan Mumbai attacks, say police officials.

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  • peterjmag, on 12/01/2008, -2/+210Dear god! We'd better block public access to Google Earth or any satellite imagery whatsoever because it may be used by terrorists to plan their attacks! While we're at it, we should probably shut down the internet too lest someone ever uses it to hurt somebody else in any way!
    • mtdaugherty, on 12/01/2008, -1/+19Don't forget Blackberrys, either.
      • mmastrac, on 12/02/2008, -0/+6And paper maps too.
      • Swivelstick, on 12/02/2008, -1/+3Can't paper maps are a torture device, terrorist squirm in fear of the paper cut.
    • Clbck, on 12/01/2008, -0/+101I've heard that the terrorists also drank water.
      • PRlME, on 12/01/2008, -1/+19bottled water?
        cause my mom drinks a lot of bottles water and used google earth to map her drive to Canada. She has be hinting to my dad that she wants the new blackberry. I think we might be harboring a terrorist.
      • allisonaxe, on 12/01/2008, -0/+5oh *****! they sell maps on paper, too! somebody ban them for safety! hell, its better for all of us if we just bumble about blindly! think of our safety!
      • dreamofrevenge, on 12/02/2008, -0/+1I lol'd.
    • 8bitflu, on 12/01/2008, -1/+30I heard they might have also used spoken language.
    • santaliqueur, on 12/01/2008, -2/+13Dugg for "lest"
    • SillyDigger, on 12/01/2008, -0/+20Don't forget to ban GPS systems, batteries, battery charges, paper maps, boats, eyes, brain and fingers.
    • moges, on 12/01/2008, -1/+14This just in, cotton used by terrorists in India attack as a form of 'terrorist weather protection device'
    • LordBacon, on 12/01/2008, -11/+2I heard they have used some clothes, we should ban them now !
    • Iglio, on 12/01/2008, -4/+7Screw it, lets just destroy all computers.
    • billbugger, on 12/01/2008, -0/+8And burn all of the maps!
    • angrycat, on 12/01/2008, -1/+2Apparently terrorists poop.

      uh oh ...
    • 7m7uf, on 12/01/2008, -2/+7and they visited icanhascheezburger! I think this is what pushed them over the edge: http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/12/01/funny-pic ...

    • JCEEZ, on 12/02/2008, -0/+6omg I heard they used guns!
    • tgc1, on 12/02/2008, -0/+3I hear they use Cellphones to detonate roadside bombs! OH NOEZ! Better ban those too. We just can't be too sure. Oh and they drive cars. Those damn cars! I knew they were bad.
    • pixelwerx, on 12/02/2008, -0/+7When boats are outlawed, only outlaws will have boats!
    • p3ngwin, on 12/02/2008, -0/+5that kind of mentality really scares me. the idea that most people have, that if a human exhibits undesirable behavior (uses X object to do Y behavior) then we should ban/criminalize X object.

      goes towards the dictator king banning reading and writing so the people don't pose a problem anymore.

      it's suppressed evolution.
    • mmockett, on 12/02/2008, -0/+1Why don't we ban terrorists instead?
      Wait...
    • A2007HokieAlumn, on 12/02/2008, -0/+3Dear God! Every road atlas should be destroyed too! We must prevent the terrorists from reaching their destinations!
  • clintm77, on 12/01/2008, -3/+82The Internet is only used for evil and I am turning my machine off right now. Well, just a few Diggs more.
    • sockpuppets, on 12/01/2008, -7/+2Wait until you upon your sock drawer tomorrow.

      Muhahahahaaa....
      • Pedestrian101, on 12/02/2008, -0/+1Or... they could've just used a regular handheld map.
    • chitoiup, on 12/02/2008, -0/+3Ohoh, I HAVE IT!

      New headline:

      "Guns and explosives used by Terrorists in India"
  • stevenberry54, on 12/01/2008, -1/+28Ok! Let's blame Microsoft for their Live Local services, and how about Yahoo for their local services and maps. Oh, and hell let's sue mapquest too, because they ALL provide the same damn services!
    • sgregory416, on 12/01/2008, -0/+2as long as we don't blame apple....or tea
    • magnumpc, on 12/02/2008, -3/+0Actually, we _should_ blame MS and Yahoo for Live Local and their maps... They suck compared to Google's offerings...
      • Attol, on 12/02/2008, -0/+3I actually prefer Microsoft's birds eye view over Google's satellite view.
      • stevenberry54, on 12/02/2008, -0/+0I do too, I like angle shots, but Google could get this if they wanted. I think the street view is beating the competition anyways. they missed my house by two streets... for me being such a Google fan, this definitely bothers me. As much as I advertise their services lol
    • benologist, on 12/02/2008, -0/+3I thought we did blame Microsoft for Flight Sim being a tool used by the WTC guys?
    • holeepenguinpee, on 12/02/2008, -0/+1I lol'd at the first asshat comment on the page: "Just another problem of giving people to much information on the internet. It's always better to keep things hidden from the public these days with sick and twisted people." Yes... Like ***** tourist maps. PCworld coments < youtube comments.
      • DanThePainter, on 12/02/2008, -0/+1I think peterjmag was being sarcastic with that comment.The 9/11 terrorists used passenger planes.Do we want to eliminate those tools?
  • frjsanders, on 12/01/2008, -3/+6Exactly, why not have everyone use the internet like the terrorists and gather information. Maybe they should be looking at their pictures in Google Earth and making sure not to give away info. They just don't want to do work.
  • xero69, on 12/01/2008, -1/+21They also used a Blackberry to watch the world react to their deeds. Don't blame technology, blame the hotel owners and government agencies for not listening to the threats they received prior to the attacks.
    • VitriolAndAngst, on 12/01/2008, -0/+3Yes, but there incompetence will obviously mean they need more;
      Funding.
      Power.
      License to spy on population.

      It will not mean that they should be fired -- no, never that. We can't look at what went wrong -- we need to ACT based upon the incompetent people who allowed it to happen telling us what they in their wisdom know to be true.
    • theradical, on 12/01/2008, -2/+3no blame the CIA for orchestrating the whole thing in an effort to further destabilise the region and establish a reason to invade Pakistan!!!
      • sskoza, on 12/01/2008, -0/+2For what cause would they invade Pakistan my friend?
      • remccain, on 12/02/2008, -0/+2Why is Pakistan your friend?
  • Wulffy, on 12/01/2008, -4/+88What I really do not understand is why Google does not use referer check???

    function Referer($ref = false){
        $Referer = (is_string($ref) ? $ref : $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']);
        if(preg_match(
            "/[&?](terrorist)=([^&]+)/i",
            $Referer)
        )...
    • Gnar04, on 12/01/2008, -2/+18because then i wouldnt be able to use it, because i use twitter too.
    • santaliqueur, on 12/01/2008, -19/+9What is this, slashdot? Most of the retards here wouldn't understand what you wrote, they only see the terrorist part and digg you up to feel smart.
    • zyklon, on 12/01/2008, -2/+2You win it, sir.
    • maragarine, on 12/01/2008, -4/+4because:

      "The address of the page (if any) which referred the user agent to the current page. This is set by the user agent. Not all user agents will set this, and some provide the ability to modify HTTP_REFERER as a feature. In short, it cannot really be trusted."

      from http://ca3.php.net/manual/en/reserved.variables.se ...

      they wouldn't know FOR SURE if it's a terrorist.
    • Charklii, on 12/02/2008, -1/+2I have to digg anyone up, if they can get their head around regular expressions.. ahhh the nightmares o_O
  • AdeleMor, on 12/01/2008, -3/+8and now let's zoom in on the roof of a warehouse
    • MasterGrief, on 12/01/2008, -0/+18I keep saying "Enhance!" but the image isn't getting any clearer :(
  • JHaag75, on 12/01/2008, -0/+50We should also burn all printed maps in case the terrorists ever want to use them as well. We could all just rely on our on secret maps for travel ;-)

    We would only put the fake ones on the internet where the terrorists could find them.
    • SawButter, on 12/02/2008, -0/+3Don't forget to ban and shut down all the communication and GPS satellites.
      • bemenaker, on 12/02/2008, -0/+1Don't forget the libraries too. You can learn how to get around the world there as well.
    • FountainDew, on 12/02/2008, -0/+1Ah the good ol days of travelling with my sextant and fighting scurvy!
  • sgregory416, on 12/01/2008, -1/+5AWESOME!
  • jnuffnuffnomnom, on 12/01/2008, -2/+33If only there was a flight sim option they could really plan... wait a minute
    • mrASSMAN, on 12/01/2008, -0/+10Holy shi- ..google is collaborating with terrorists.
    • chubbstar, on 12/02/2008, -0/+3we knew this all along.
  • magnet14, on 12/01/2008, -1/+9I don't rly understand what the big deal is - OMG they used BlackBerries and Google Earth SO WHAT!? They're available to everyone - what else'd you expect?
  • scarz99, on 12/01/2008, -1/+6Oh noes that means Google is a terrorist tool! Better dismantle it now!

    Please...
  • AboveandBeyond, on 12/01/2008, -4/+19Ban Google Earth!!!!!! Think of the children!!!!!!!!!!!
  • jeffvvisoft, on 12/01/2008, -1/+23Terrorist used printed maps as backup!!!! Oh no!!! Government please safe us from map-reading terrorists!
  • e2superman, on 12/01/2008, -0/+57News. People use technology.
  • e2superman, on 12/01/2008, -1/+4Why is the photo for this article PC Magazine?
    • antdude, on 12/02/2008, -0/+2Because terrorists used PC Magazines!
  • sragland, on 12/01/2008, -0/+7oh give me a ***** break. what are they going to do now regulate google earth? come on.
    • theradical, on 12/01/2008, -0/+1they'll start blocking it to "protect" you. the government actively bans certain content in a number of countries (Australia, England, Finland) under the guise of "protection", how hard would it be to add map tools to that?
    • mmockett, on 12/02/2008, -0/+1I think they'll just regulate terrorists.
  • tmacfan123, on 12/01/2008, -1/+2unfortunately this is the outcome for all the great technology that's coming out. While it isn't meant to do all these things, douchebags like these terrorists decide to ***** it all up by using it to bomb places
  • sgtcaboose, on 12/01/2008, -0/+9In other news, pedophiles use 'the internet' to get to YOUR CHILDREN!
    • AmericanGunner, on 12/01/2008, -2/+3theyre over 9000 penises strong...
      • 8bitflu, on 12/01/2008, -3/+2and growing.
        (said in OshKosh B'Gosh theme song voice)
      • allisonaxe, on 12/02/2008, -0/+2@8bitflu:
        WRONG! thats the flintstones kids vitamins jingle! geez, get your 80's marketing trends right, people!

        ;-p
    • ayeroxor, on 12/01/2008, -0/+12OMFG! I DIDNT EVEN KNOW I HAD CHILDREN! I HATE YOU INTERNETTTTTTT!!11
    • chroko, on 12/02/2008, -0/+1Narrator: "They've got your wife!"
      Tim: "But I'm not married!"
      Narrator: "You are now... to America!"
      /etc.
      • mmockett, on 12/02/2008, -0/+1Did those words actually happen anywhere? Sounds like something from a sketch show.
        I like you.
      • chroko, on 12/02/2008, -0/+1Grand Theft Auto (either 3 or Vice City, not sure).

        It's a fake commercial for a fake action movie ("Exploder") that plays on the radio as you drive around.
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  • Boofster, on 12/01/2008, -0/+18That's like saying they used oxygen to breathe on the way there or the street to drive on.

    C'mon. Seriously.
    • Gutterpunk, on 12/01/2008, -0/+3BAN OXYGEN!
    • cmsjustin, on 12/02/2008, -0/+1Or more similarly, they used a map when planning their attacks
    • fangor, on 12/02/2008, -1/+1Glad you're starting to see things our way. Here's where you go for a short stay if we decide you are not worthy of this privilege.

      http://www.sandiego.indymedia.org/en/2004/09/10569 ...

      Seriously, guys, buy an assault rifle while you still can, and go down fighting.
      • 11oops, on 12/02/2008, -0/+1Better yet, buy stock in Reynolds because with all the tinfoil this moron is buying he'll make you rich!
  • replaysMike, on 12/01/2008, -0/+2OHS NOES!
  • milkmit, on 12/01/2008, -5/+9omg, they used hand grenades in their terrorist attacks, too.

    does this mean we have to ban civilian access to hand grenades, too?!!?!111one1
  • smakusdod, on 12/01/2008, -0/+8I'm sure they used fire at some point, as well as a wheel or two. ***** stupid ass people, what do you expect them to use?? Shall we just revert back to 500 BC then so the terrorists can't win?
  • VitriolAndAngst, on 12/01/2008, -0/+5in other news.... computer used to access Google Maps used to plot terror attack.
    In more other news, keyboard that accesses computer used to access mapping software used in attacks.
    Can we also put a monitor on the electricity people use? I'm also sure that all these tools, if banned, would protect us from terrorism.
  • xrEE, on 12/01/2008, -2/+7I just used google earth on my blackberry, it was like 9/11 times a thousand
  • RobotPimp, on 12/01/2008, -1/+6Figures, they would 'mention' that google earth was used, but not that the terrorists wore pants to blend in with civilians (destroy those evil pants manufacturers with blood on their hands!) or breathed air or did hundreds of other mundane things everyone else does.
    We should shut down the manufacturer of anything the terrorists touched, yea that's it!
  • macfan93, on 12/01/2008, -0/+8The same could be said about paper maps
    • Gnar04, on 12/01/2008, -0/+10gtfo with your paper maps, think of the trees! even terrorists are going green!
    • 8bitflu, on 12/01/2008, -0/+7Paper maps don't show my house when it was just a mud lot.
  • thedivinelyevil, on 12/01/2008, -0/+6terrorists will use what they have, but what they don't have won't stop them anyway.
  • non00b, on 12/01/2008, -0/+4The also used guns, bombs, and religious and political views.

    I say we ban google earth and all these other things.
  • LordBacon, on 12/01/2008, -0/+32They used clothes too. We should ban clothes now !
  • Termy58, on 12/01/2008, -4/+1I have to agree with the Indian and Chinese government, Google Earth shows vital military and defense base locations
    • rushiku, on 12/01/2008, -3/+1I think I see your point. Without Google Earth, they would have had to stop on the way to ask for directions. While asking for directions, they would have no doubt been chatty about why they needed the directions "well, to blow some ***** up, of course" tipping off the direction giver, who mere moments after giving the directions would have been on the phone to the police: "Hey, these guys just asked me for directions, they seemed nice enough, so i gave them the directions. Thing is, then they said something about blowing some ***** up...I think they might be up to no good. Yeah, that's right, blow ***** up, that's what they said. Well, they didn't say why until after...collaborator? My...wife...uh...is calling me, gotta go, bye"
      The line goes dead, and units are sent out to capture the collaborator, who never got a chance to say where the directions were to.

      just a thought
    • bemenaker, on 12/02/2008, -0/+1Cuz paper maps don't have military bases marked on them. When you drive by them, there aren't signs every 100 feet telling you exactly whats there. OMFG if it's on google earth someone might find it. *****'REALLGONNADIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • ayeroxor, on 12/01/2008, -0/+6I bet they used maps! BAN MAPS!
    • 8bitflu, on 12/01/2008, -0/+2Terrorists don't listen to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
      • jikmo, on 12/02/2008, -0/+5You're obviously hanging out with the wrong terrorists
  • lohphat, on 12/01/2008, -0/+4The used cars and airplanes to get to India -- BAN THEM!
  • MattB123, on 12/01/2008, -0/+4"The information available to the terrorists on Google Earth about the locations they attacked is also available on printed tourism maps of Mumbai. The locations included two hotels, a restaurant, a residential complex, and a railway station."

    We'll just have to ban all maps or the terrorists have won.
  • getinet, on 12/01/2008, -0/+4they also used guns and grenades.....
    Is PCworld upset because they didn't use mapquest instead?
    What an empty story
  • spamftw, on 12/01/2008, -0/+2and?
  • spepin, on 12/01/2008, -0/+2Man, so I can't use my Blackberry OR Google Earth now?

    :(
  • Snakedal337, on 12/01/2008, -0/+2I think all electricity needs to be cut off in the US and we must all revert to a cave-like existence.

    It is the only way we can be safe.
  • JackG1980, on 12/01/2008, -0/+1Lets banned the internet... make it illegal for anyone to own a cell phone or have access to the internet. Lets make breeding illegal too. its the only way. Everyone should cut their balls off and tubes tied. About 100 years from now the earth will be just fine!
  • bicyclethief, on 12/01/2008, -0/+13BREAKING: Terrorists perused RedTube while waiting for Google Earth to render.
  • Target91, on 12/01/2008, -0/+6I think the only reasonable thing to do is to put Google under the control of a respectable corporation like Haliburton.
  • cyberwizmj, on 12/01/2008, -2/+1Nobody asked google to stop the service in India or banned the service. What was asked of them was to hide sensitive locations and defense installations in the maps.
    • donmanguno, on 12/02/2008, -0/+1right, the terrorists will never find the sensitive locations and defense installations if they are just blank spots on the map. "hey, where are the defense installations? i dunno, but they certainly aren't at these conspicuously omitted locations."
  • ch40sBr1ng3r, on 12/01/2008, -1/+1Buried. I have seen this story here before like, yesterday. Titled something like "Terrorists use blackberry in attack".
  • aolshove, on 12/01/2008, -0/+8They used Boeing aircraft to pull off 9/11. Ban those too!
    • mmockett, on 12/02/2008, -0/+1And they used human DNA to make babies. Ban the genome!
  • empraptor, on 12/01/2008, -0/+2I'll never let them take Google Earth from me.

    Sure, today they only want to take away this online tool that terrorists could use to find their way around town.

    But once they take away Google Earth, what will stop them from taking away guns and bombs that terrorists could supposedly maybe possibly use to kill people?

    That just gives me the chills.

    You can have my Google Earth when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers.
  • rexcrouch, on 12/01/2008, -1/+1Terrorists have been using Google Earth for years and bragging about it.
  • Barackalypse, on 12/01/2008, -2/+2I forsee a future headline arising from this: "US Government orders Google to turn over all logs from Google Earth for anyone viewing any Government buildings or other high profile targets. Despite his own objections to ISP immunity, President Obama signs the FISA Amendments Act of 2009, offering ISP's immunity for the warrantless log file requests."
  • samard2002, on 12/01/2008, -0/+15I heard they were breathing air too, so my family is boycotting air from now on. We will only breathe Freedom Gas.
  • ashwinmudigonda, on 12/01/2008, -0/+7Why is this news?
    • texas85, on 12/02/2008, -0/+2wait for..

      Breaking - Terrorists in India were wearing calvin klein undies.
    • bemenaker, on 12/02/2008, -0/+1Someone was crying for attention.
  • airtac, on 12/01/2008, -0/+5OK we shut down Google Earth, and all the maps sites. They will just use a good old maps or buy a GPS. I have better idea give all the good people guns and they can shoot the bad guys when they show up.
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