Re EarthNow to Deliver Real-Time Video via Large Satellite Constellation

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

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> From: Andy Moss <andrew_moss () msn com>
> Date: April 21, 2018 at 12:54:18 PM EDT
> To: "dave () farber net" <dave () farber net>
> Subject: Re: [IP] Re EarthNow to Deliver Real-Time Video via Large Satellite Constellation
>
> Regardless of its initial resolution, what will it be in a few years? We need to get out of the naïveté of the 
> digital dark ages where people do things because they can without considering the unintended consequences. Ethical 
> considerations should be part of  design. They can’t be adequately addressed after the fact. It’s time to begin a new 
> era of Enlightened Computing. Just my two cents....
>
> Sent from my iPhone please excuse typos
>
> On Apr 21, 2018, at 11:58 AM, Dave Farber <farber () gmail com> wrote:
>
> > Their answer is also rather vague. Can Modern picture enhancement and hints from ground based sensors make personal 
> > if possible? Can the resolution be remotely enhanced? djf
> >
> >
> > Begin forwarded message:
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> > > From: Stephen Ronan <sronan () panix com>
> > > Date: April 21, 2018 at 11:48:49 AM EDT
> > > To: David Farber <dave () farber net>
> > > Cc: ip <ip () listbox com>
> > > Subject: Re: [IP] EarthNow to Deliver Real-Time Video via Large Satellite Constellation
> > >
> > > While in their FAQ, the answer to "What is the Resolution" is vague, the answer to the previous question states: 
> > > "For privacy protection, the resolution of the imagers will not be capable of monitoring an individual person."
> > >
> > >
> > > > > [​This reader wonders out loud: EXACTLY AT WHAT RESOLUTION, Pretty Please???
> > > > > Good enough, say, to discern car license plates from from space?
> > > > > or, how about reading peoples lips ala "Open the Pod bay doors, HAL." ? :D]
> > >
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