The department framed a procedure for shunting geospatial data from Defense Deparatment satellites to homeland security agencies to monitor counterterrorism and civil-safety matters, officials said.
I find it hard to believe once given access to this real time data that the government would use it in the way they are proposing.
This would be a huge infringement on civil liberties, unfortunately it appears that this is another example of back door policy changes that won't hit the news until it is too late.
It could be me but this is the first I have heard of this, all I have seen lately on the news is Britney, OJ, and other much more important news items.
I am all for the military to have this technology but to allow the DHS and local law enforcement agencies to be privy to this surveillance is troubling.
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