This article was published on October 17, 2012

Googleā€™s data center guarded by stormtroopers, warns these arenā€™t the droids youā€™re looking for


Googleā€™s data center guarded by stormtroopers, warns these arenā€™t the droids youā€™re looking for

Google takes securing their property very seriously. When it comes to its data centers, the lifeblood of the company, itā€™s not joking around, but its security measures are closely guarded. That is, until now. As leaked on Hacker News, someone did a view of the search engine giantā€™s North Carolina data center on Google Maps and was amazed at what they found: Stormtroopers.

Yes, looks like Google has brought in the Empireā€™s most feared foot soldiers in to ensure the safety of its servers to prevent any sabotage. After all, they donā€™t want anything to affect its service. Truly, the stormtroopers are there to ensure that these arenā€™t the droids that youā€™re looking for.

Google Maps street view of its North Carolina Data Center

Did you see the stormtrooper?

Google Maps street view of its North Carolina Data Center: Stormtrooper view

Okay, this is just another fun placement that Google has done with its Maps product. In fact, there are other fun placements at the same data center, including a large Android being locked in a cage, an employee getting ā€œrick rollā€™dā€ multiple times simultaneously, or many others.

Extremely rare glimpses have been made at its data centers, but Connie Zhou captured the insides of one earlier this month.

Image credit: KIMIHIRO HOSHINO/AFP/Getty Images

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