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by uneekname·3y ago·view on hn ↗
This is a really interesting take that I've started thinking more about recently. On one hand, the data collected by new satellites has been groundbreaking for many industries, but on the other it feels a bit intrusive.

I've worked on mapping projects that benefitted from ~3in resolution aerial imagery. When you study images with that level of detail, it's amazing what you can learn about an area. But having that amount of data collected on a regular basis would surely raise privacy concerns among citizens and governments alike.