Govt cagey about Google photo shoot monitoring

The government has failed to reassure the public about security concerns in light of the start of photographic activities by Google for their Google Maps' Street View feature.

While government spokesperson, Jeff Ramsay, has previously said that government will closely monitor Google's activities, yesterday he refused to name the specific security force(s) between the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) and the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) responsible for the monitoring.

"It's not important, they are all security forces. They work for the same government and they work together," he told Mmegi yesterday. Ramsay also refused to say how exactly the monitoring will take place, and dismissed concerns that Google might have better technology than the local security organs.

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