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FCC Lets Radar Company See Through Walls

DesertNomad writes "Attorney Mitchell Lazarus over at CommLawBlog gives a good overview of a new radar technology and the challenges of getting regulatory approval, which seemingly can be just as difficult as developing the technology itself."

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  1. Land of the Free? by Voulnet · · Score: 0, Troll

    More like Police State.

    Americans will cling firmly to their freedom of speech (or is it freedom to say stupid things?) but will gladly give away their other (more important) freedoms, slowly but surely.

    Get a grip, guys.

  2. Re:What are the chances by OeLeWaPpErKe · · Score: 0, Troll

    And what's the problem with that ? Obviously emergency and defense sectors have uses for this technology. Firemen and police were the reason this was developed in the first place.

  3. Re:Stop scaremongering by paiute · · Score: 1, Troll

    The proles will never revolt.

    No only that, the majority of those now possessing firearms will turn out to support and suppress the opposition to the New American Fascist Regime. Which will come to us in the guise of a superpatriotic telegenic populist defending us from the threat of the day.

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  4. Re:What are the chances by Bakkster · · Score: 0, Troll

    And what's the problem with that ? Obviously emergency and defense sectors have uses for this technology. Firemen and police were the reason this was developed in the first place.

    Exactly. Just like Bit Torrent has legitimate uses and should not be discounted entirely, the fact that this sees through walls is of great use to emergency responders. Sure they can be used for pirating porn or clandestine operations, respectively, but it would be silly to condemn the technology itself for that reason.

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