Congress questions Google over maps whitewashing Katrina damage

US Congress questions Google over maps whitewashing Katrina damage

Isn't replacing current pictures with older pictures sort of...lying?

Google had been providing imagery of how the region looked after Katrina, but replaced that with images before the storm. And a virtual trip through that old New Orleans is a surreal experience of scrolling across a landscape of packed parking lots and marinas full of boats.

The reality is very different: Entire neighborhoods are now slab mosaics where houses once stood and shopping malls, churches and marinas are empty of life, and often gone entirely.

Really, this is a bizarre story. Why would Google do this? Hm...

...the office of New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin says it did not have a hand in the matter.