(AFP) – Google has made mapping, photo-sharing, and Web browsing software available for the first time to people in Iran but blocked access by government computers there.
Google worked with US officials on the nuances of making Earth, Picasa and Chrome programs available for download in Iran in a way that comports with export restrictions eased early last year.
"For the first time, we are making Google Earth, Picasa and Chrome available for download in Iran," Google export compliance programs manager Neil Martin said in a blog post.
"As a condition of our export licenses from the Treasury Department, we will continue to block IP addresses associated with the Iranian government."
Martin recounted how Iranian officials deported foreign journalists, disrupted mobile phone connections, and shut down media outlets to suppress protests of the controversial presidential election results in June of 2009.
"In spite of this, the sharing of information using the Internet prevailed," Martin said.
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