Yes, there have been instances where people have been trying to put portals into...

Yes, there have been instances where people have been trying to put portals into fenced off locations such as army bases or shipping yards. Useful to learn about what's there... and those pictures could be useful in conflicts too.

https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/comment/19749 https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/3117/portals-in-... https://www.reddit.com/r/Ingress/comments/alenbc/portal_in_r...