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“During times of geopolitical conflict, Vantor may implement enhanced access controls to prevent the misuse of sensitive geospatial intelligence & to help protect allied forces & civilians.
#PlanetLabs told customers it has expanded what it calls its “area of interest,” establishing restrictions on #satellite images from “all of #Iran & nearby allied bases, in addition to the Gulf States & existing conflict zones.” It said it was placing a 2-week hold on access to new imagery from that area in the company’s commercial archive.
#law #information #censorship #Trump #geopolitics #MiddleEast #US #Israel #Iran #war
#Satellite companies restrict access to #MiddleEast imagery amid #Iran #war
2 leading spatial #intelligence companies say they are restricting access to satellite images of the Middle East in response to the #US - #Israel war with Iran.
#PlanetLabs & #Vantor, which are based in the #UnitedStates & have #federal contracts, say they were not “ordered” by any #government to restrict image #access.
#law #information #censorship #Trump #geopolitics
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