How Google And Bing Maps Control What You Can Seehttp://www.buzzfeed.com/jwherrman/how-google-and-bing-maps-control-the-world
QuoteWhat's most remarkable about these mapping services is the lack of transparency in how they work, who regulates them, and how the maps are built. Every major mapping service draws from many sources for its imagery and metadata, but their processes for combining the information are proprietary and guarded — the public gets statements along the lines of the one provided by Google, whose spokeperson told BuzzFeed: "We strive to publish the most useful imagery possible, and take into account many factors when determining which imagery is optimal, such as its date, resolution and clarity. If the updates we receive from data providers improve the overall imagery of an area, we may elect to publish the imagery even if the provider has blurred certain portions."
Secret CIA Drone Base
Revealed In Bing Maps(http://files.abovetopsecret.com/files/img/fh5133b0d0.jpg)
A long read, a bit technical, but has a lot of good info!