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Satellite Pics Going Dark?

Posted by timothy on from the you-don't-need-to-know-about-the-secrecy dept.

isdale writes "Defense Tech reports the U.S. Gov't. is proposing to exempt satellite images from the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The proposed exemption has already passed the Senate and awaits House/Senate conference committee this month. Not only does the exemption apply to Gov't. satellite images, but also any commercial satellite images the gov't buys and 'any... other product that is derived from such data.' That would include maps, reports, news footage, etc. This would heavily impact news gathering and probably the income of commercial satellite operators - who would only be able to sell to the U.S. Govt. And how big is the deficit already?" peter303 writes with a more optimistic story in USA Today " about building and launching a satellite for as little as $65K," as long as you can squeeze it into a 4 inch-cube.

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  1. who asked for Deficit by anandpur · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    From : Miguel de Icaza
    Associated Press: Beating the last year record of 375 billion dollars, this year the projected deficit is going to be 422 billion.

    Taylor just sent this note:

    Budget Deficit $442,000,000,000
    divided by
    Workers 141,700,000 (Census Bureau)
    ----------------
    Equals $3119 per worker

    I hope you all are ready to work extra hard next year.
    Flak Jackets don't grow on trees.