>  I have been reading an instruction manual that teaches you how to
> build a custom mapping application in Google Maps. I the section that
> tells you how to obtain a API Key,

It may be an old manual, v3 of the Maps API (the topic of this group)
no longer requires a key

> it states that, "the web site on
> which you build your applications must be publicly available on the
> Internet." Does this mean that once I have built the application, that
> anyone using Google Maps can access the application?

It means that anyone using a browser can view your map.
If you want a secret map, you cannot use the free API - but you can
buy a licence for internal use.
T&Cs
http://code.google.com/apis/maps/terms.html

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