Spysats Keeping Watch on the U.S.

Anonymous And Slightly Nervous Coward writes "USA Today is carrying an AP story that claims three years' worth of domestic satellite surveillance courtesy of a DoD agecy called the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Their work includes getting cooperation from entities pointing cameras onto private property such as hotels (all you HOPE and Defcon attendees, please wave for the camera). The agency seems to be taking the aw-shucks line on what they know and to what extent they evaluate the data they get, but it's clear that their mandate is seriously overpowering the oversight structures that would normally be watching it."

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Nothing to see

[WPIDalamar]

Weird... first 3 times I tried to load this story, I saw
"Nothing for you to see here. Please move along."

with no story.

Conspiracy? I think so.

they laughed at me

[WormholeFiend]

when I put tinfoil all over the roof of my house... but who's laughing now?

Re:they laughed at me

[Anonymous Coward]

Thanks. You've just made it all nice and shiny so we can see it better.

And could you do us a favor? Put on a shirt when you go out to empty the mailbox. You're really scaring us.

The answer

[Anonymous Coward]

"But who's laughing now?"

The Alcoa Corporation, makers of Reynolds Wrap.

For all you conspiracy theorists...

[Aceto3for5]

This is basically The Sims for the NSA.

Next thing you know you'll feel compelled to take a swim, only later you'll notice the ladder has been removed...

Re:Perfectly Justified

[udowish]

If they want to watch me run around in my underwear so be it, I however, am not responsible for any cost incurred for couseling or psychiatric care :)

Re:duh

[jrod2027]

Repeat after me: "You have no right to privacy in public." (especially when you are outdoors)

And especially if you're an attractive woman that likes to leave her curtains open.

Re:duh

[LostCluster]

What I want to know is what we are doing to stop them from continuing their infiltration into our personal lives that we live behind closed doors.

There are major chains of stores operating under names such as "Home Depot" and "Lowes" that carry state-of-the-art camera blocking devices such as roofing tiles and window shades...

This is why...

[eander315]

I have a EULA (End User License Agreement) specifically forbidding the use of any image(s) of me being used for commercial or government use taped to the top of my tin-foil hat.

Re:duh

[sevinkey]

What I want to know is what we are doing to stop them from continuing their infiltration into our personal lives that we live behind closed doors.

Something tells me it's not voting republican :)

(disclaimer: joke about marriage amendment... not trying troll)

Re:nothing new

[Tackhead]

> Take a aerial photo of a street, add other ground photos with accurate location metadata and a standard map for wireframing.
> Then take a live video feed from a known point (or multiple points) and you can accurately transpose any movement onto a 3-d model for accurate viewing at any angle. Sort of like that fake first down line they have on football.
> Multiply it by every camera at every hotel, etc, instantly accessable by unique URL and you have an "Enemy of the State" scenario actually becoming possible. That's the road this stuff is all headed. I think it will be wonderful for security and marketing but I don't really see any useful characteristics for the common man, besides navigation. I could be wrong however.

You typed the word "navigation". Was that some sort of newfangled abbreviation or typo for "best massively-multiplayer online first-person shooter evah?" :)

tinfoil hat

[5m477m4n]

Looks like I'm going to need to put a wider brim on my tinfoil hat.

Nude sunbathing

[chiph]

Guess I'd better not take this up...

Although if Elizabeth Hurley wants to, that's OK by me.

Chip H.