Law enforcement to get access to spy satellite photos - THEY CAN SEE YOU!

[The Sushi Bandit]

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-intel16aug16,1,3054022.story?ctrack=1&cset=true

WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration has approved a plan to expand domestic access to some of the most powerful tools of 21st century spycraft, giving law enforcement officials and others the ability to view data obtained from satellite and aircraft sensors that can see through cloud cover and even penetrate buildings and underground bunkers.

A program approved by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Department of Homeland Security will allow broader domestic use of secret overhead imagery beginning as early as this fall, with the expectation that state and local law enforcement officials will eventually be able to tap into technology once largely restricted to foreign surveillance.

Administration officials say the program will give domestic security and emergency preparedness agencies new capabilities in dealing with a range of threats, including illegal immigration, terrorism, hurricanes and forest fires.

But the program, first described Wednesday by the Wall Street Journal, quickly provoked civil liberties advocates, who said the government was crossing a well-established line separating use of military assets and domestic law enforcement.

Although the federal government has long permitted the use of spy-satellite imagery for certain scientific functions -- such as creating topographic maps or monitoring volcanic activity -- the administration's decision would provide domestic authorities with unprecedented access to high-resolution, real-time satellite photos.

[grasswire]

1. what does YOUR candidate say about privacy?

Which candidate will repeal the use of all these tools of tyranny?

[The Sushi Bandit]

6. Kucinich and Paul are the only two

[peacetalksforall]

2. This equipment was designed and built with our money - the sats belong

to us and look what we are allowing.

[madrchsod]

3. oh crap! they will see

my double super secret underground bunker that is full of super secret..........

[Demeter]

4. Hope They Are as Bored By My Little Life As I Am

[jimshoes]

5. Just what do they expect to see

in the typical joe sixpack household? Just what are they looking for? Maybe I'll just paint a big "FUCK YOU" on the roof. :mad:

[Cobalt-60]

7. Nice..

Rather than deface your roof, i recommend a garden project.
Plant - or put down sod for - the letters in a darker or lighter color than your current grass.
I always liked Matt Helm movies, so I might put down the symbol for "Big O".
Some kids have already done this with a crude bird flip drawing.

[Cobalt-60]

8. If they're not careful..

I'll take up thonged sunbathing. It'll crack the lenses on the satellites.
And the minds of anyone that sees the pics.

[sarcasmo]

10. I am thinking a bright yellow borat style thong for myself.

[The Sushi Bandit]

9. They really want to know if you have some pot growing in your back yard

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