[12631] in Cypherpunks
Re:Spy Satellite Resolution
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mats Bergstrom)
Thu Apr 28 09:40:22 1994
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 1994 14:00:50 +0200 (METDST)
From: Mats Bergstrom <matsb@sos.sll.se>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
In-Reply-To: <9404262226.AA05855@paycheck.cygnus.com>
Mark W. Eichin wrote:
> number like "1 foot resolution" -- and then did some processing on a
> photograph to demonstrate what that meant.
>
> The picture used was a rear view of a VW Bug, with a copy of Isvestia
> resting on the upper edge of the trunk. Basically, you could tell
> there was something sitting there, but you couldn't read the headlines
A previous poster suggested 1 inch with the latest technology on a clear
day. In any case this has grave implications for the privacy in outdoor
activities like under-the-sky-copulation. A simple protection is
available: a heat source to produce chaotic air turbulence. A campfire?
