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After more than a year of delay, Congress quietly authorized DHS to begin sharing data gathered by military satellites with civilian and law enforcement agencies. A $634 billion spending bill signed into law earlier this week provides funds for DHS to establish the satellite surveillance program, known as the National Applications Office, without addressing the myriad concerns about NAO privacy and civil liberties protections that had been delaying its implementation.
Originally posted by TrueAmerican
The ability to stare up our asses, too?
DHS to begin sharing data gathered by military satellites with civilian and law enforcement agencies.
Originally posted by WestPoint23
Technically, they would only be able to read your newspaper headline along with you. Our posteriors are safe, for the moment, from visual imagery.
Originally posted by TrueAmerican
What is it with you, West, you always go for this kinda stuff.
Originally posted by TrueAmerican
1) Too much capability to already militarized local law enforcement.
Originally posted by TrueAmerican
2) The ability of rogue intelligence agents to spy secretly on whoever they want, anytime, with no warrant. This can extend all the way up to the White House.
Originally posted by TrueAmerican
3) The further potential of hackers stealing classified military information.
Originally posted by TrueAmerican
No thank you. Been there, done that, sold the T-shirt.
Originally posted by WestPoint23
Originally posted by TrueAmerican
The ability to stare up our asses, too?
Technically, they would only be able to read your newspaper headline along with you. Our posteriors are safe, for the moment, from visual imagery. Unless there is a major natural or manmade catastrophe in the US I highly doubt the military will bother to use precious satellite functions and capability for exotic (yet pointless) 1984-esque fantasies. The DHS is now more capable to respond to a crisis in the US because it has another tool it can use. That is both civilian and military satellites to help it cope with emergencies.
And for crying out loud, Google has invaded your personal privacy via satellites more than DHS probably will.