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San Francisco: Google Inc has agreed to remove certain images from its popular map and satellite images services because they pose a threat to US military installations.
A spokesman for the company said it had complied with a request from the Pentagon about its Street View service.
The Defence Department has also banned Google teams from taking video images on bases.
Google spokesman Larry Yu said. "We have been contacted by the military. In those instances where they (the U.S military) have expressed concerns about the imagery, we have accommodated their requests."
Street View, a feature of Google Maps, offers ground-level, 360-degree views of streets in 30 U.S. cities.
The feature has become a popular service for drivers seeking to plan a trip to an unfamiliar neighborhoods.
But from the service has caused controversy over potential privacy invasion of people captured in the images.
In one instance, a man was pictured exiting a San Francisco strip club. In another case, a woman was shown sunbathing.
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