Google Maps "airbrushes" Katrina Out of History


	Google Maps "airbrushes" Katrina Out of History

bferman

4-1-2007 1:53 AM

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politics, google, katrina, new orleans, google maps

bferman says:

I don't understand why congress has any business in forming a subcommittee to question Google about its LEGAL business practices. It turns out that the process that replaced the Katrina imagery was an automated one, but I don't see why Google should have to explain that to congress.

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