Not long ago satellite imagery was a safeguarded secret amongst the government and other higher officials. Soon after, it started becoming available to people who were willing to pay big bucks to have an image sent to them in the mail, which was mainly used for property retail. And now, it’s commercially available to anyone who can type “Google Earth.”

Problem is, online mapping software such as Google Earth allows an outer space view of the earth, and along with that, the ability to zoom in to street level.

“To talk about danger is, if I may, really is irrelevant because it’s there,” said Lt. Gen. David Deptula, deputy chief of staff for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. “No one’s going to undo commercial satellite imagery,” he told reporters in Washington.

When asked if any restrictions or blackouts on such software was to be implemented by the army, Deptula said there was no such plans or intentions, instead, “governments are trying to mitigate the effect through camouflage, concealment and deception.”

Hmmm, sounds interesting. I can’t wait to see a camo blanket as big as an air force base