part of the reason google earth has a secret pact with the NSA is because, believe it or not, they uncover a lot of undercover stuff when they're out doing their job and the media doesn't need to go public with the stuff because then the secrets get out and tbh that is not why they call them secrets. they're secrets because they are supposed to be a secret.
i used to work for google in california and could tell you some stories about some of the research we did but it's all secret so nevermind lol.
just be glad that iran doesn't own google and that your government does, that's all i can really say on the subject.