The PP wants to put limits on Google Maps in Spain
Yesterday it was learned that the Popular Party presented a non-law proposal in Congress for debate at the Defense Committee This proposal includes the fear of the PP about the possible misuse that can be made of the information offered by services of digital cartography or maps as Google Maps In other words, the danger posed to national security power show the location of places that can be exploited for terrorism or othermalicious acts
In this way, the popular group explained, without mentioning any names , that this type of tools can be useful for users who use it as GPS navigator However, it can also help put the security of the country in jeopardy And these services clearly show the location of enclaves and important facilities, beyond of the purely military Maps with all kinds of details that should not be aired for greater safety.
In addition, in the presentation of said proposal it was commented that there is data on the use of tools of this type by terrorist groupsSomething that, on the other hand, is nothing new, since we know the importance of WhatsApp when it comes to communicating between criminals at not being able to access or puncture this communication channelWith this, the PP requests the Executive to carry out a study on theinformation that can be obtained through these tools and services, in addition to creating alist of civilian and military places and facilities that are directly related to national security
According to the newspaper El País, the popular group did not has directly mentioned the tool Google Maps, nor any of the other alternatives present so far , such as Here of Nokia or Apple Maps In addition, they have been able to contact Google Spain and learn that they have not received no requests on behalf of the Popular Party or the Government for delete or edit the location of spaces and facilities of importance for the security of the country,such as thePalacio de la Zarzuela or La MoncloaSomething that has been done in other countries.
For example, since Google Maps emerged in 2005, the houses of different leaders and political have been grayed out to avoid extracting information on your exact location or other kinds of details Issues that some countries like Malaysia understand as a call to attentiontowards said places, implying that there is something of importance in said place that you do not want to show to the public In other cases, as in Australia, the resolution of the aerial photographs was so low that your government decided not to request thepixelated in certain places, as they could barely be seen.
In addition, in its proposition not of law, the PPHe stated that he did not agree that the information from all these places is stored on servers outside the territorial area to which it belongs.Something that is not helped by the lack of international legislation that regulates this situation.
We will have to wait to know the results and see the final decision of the Executive in this regard. Something that could result in the coding of certain areas of the map of Spain in these services, which could affect the correct functioning of browsers GPS when used near such areas.
