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The Bush administration has approved a plan to expand domestic access to some of the most powerful tools of 21st-century spycraft, giving law enforcement officials and others the ability to view data obtained from satellite and aircraft sensors that can see through cloud cover and even penetrate buildings and underground bunkers.

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Dr_T said:

'See through walls' is not what is happening here. They are talking about ground-penetrating radar or something similar. Like if you had an underground dungeon- not to see whether you are growing mushrooms in your closet. As for pot, spy satellites aren't as useful as helicopters, the country is too big.

In other words, you can take off the tinfoil hat- but keep it handy.

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wilshire said:

i can't imagine that technology that can do this exists, but if it did, i'd predict that it would be subject to the same policies that govern snooping with infrared cameras.

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