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Re:Why is the Gaza Strip blurry on Google Maps? by humaniania on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @12:12AM (#27191178)
"they all make real time API calls to do the conversion on servers"

Can't imagine why anyone would want that to happen.....

Re:Why is the Gaza Strip blurry on Google Maps? by sneak on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @04:35AM (#27192406)
You seem to be implying surveillance. I think the actual answer is "because if the library were downloadable, the algorithm used for military physical security would be quickly reverse-engineered."