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When Eyes in the Sky Start Looking Right at You (www.nytimes.com)

submitted 8 months ago by brassorchid@kbin.social to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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New satellites that orbit the Earth at very low altitudes may result in a world where nothing is really off limits.

I want to rip out their eyes.

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[–] xilliah@beehaw.org -3 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Very useful if you have a legit warrant.

[–] Che_Donkey@lemmy.ml 21 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Especially when the cops tank & swat team need to know where the dog is to shoot it.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

https://youtu.be/gOV9pmdz1IU

[–] PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocks 1 points 8 months ago

Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

https://piped.video/gOV9pmdz1IU

Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.

I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub.

[–] Steak@lemmy.ca 11 points 8 months ago

A while ago that could of been for smoking some weed. I don't trust those fuckers with that kind of power.

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It is exactly as useful even if you don't!

[–] xilliah@beehaw.org 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

We've got laws for that, just takes a while for them to catch up to innovation.

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I live in the US so I don't believe in "the rule of law".

[–] xilliah@beehaw.org 1 points 8 months ago

In Germany you can get your home hidden on Google maps since the start. So it's possible!