High-Security spots revealed in Apple Maps

While the issues on Apple Maps continue, yet another issue came up. Apple Maps does not obscure or pixilate any security-risk spots.

The Verge did Maps comparison between Apple, Google and Nokia and found out that Apple displayed a clear picture of military installations that are sensitive to national interests of various countries.

This is not the only secured spots that have been clearly displayed in Apple Maps. Turkey’s island of Imrali where Kurdish separatist leader Abdullah Öcalan, among the high-risk inmates jailed in a maximum security, is clearly displayed in iOS 6. In Japan Island of Minamitorishima, a vital military airstrip was also clearly displayed in iOS6. There are other sensitive or high security-risk locations that are displayed on iOS 6 Maps. US as part of NATO is not exempted as Apple Maps revealed its interests in Geilenkirchen, Germany.

Since 2005 Google has been providing mapping service. They always made sure that it is a habit to obscure high security-risk locations every time they show directions. Google also said that those images have never been blurred. As per Google, the images from their satellite arrived blurred on high security-risk locations.

On the other hand, while apple is busy on apologizing and cleaning their maps “mess”, Google has updated their maps showing 51 cities with its 45 degree imagery. This birds-eye image is available in 37 U.S and 14 International locations.

Google also updated 17 cities and 112 countries’ aerial images on their high-resolution satellite maps. 

If only Apple could have this updates after Google is done with it, then it will be one mess off at a time.

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