'Big brother' satellite capable of zooming in on anyone, anywhere from space is set to launch in 2025

[staarker]

Privacy experts are sounding the alarm on a new satellite capable of spying on your every move that is set to launch in 2025.

The satellite, created by startup company Albedo, is so high quality it can zoom in on people or license plates from space, raising concerns among expert that it will create a 'big brother is always watching' scenario.

Albedo claims the satellite won't have facial recognition software but doesn't mention that it will refrain from imaging people or protecting people's privacy.

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[kingsnite]

This is just the beginning. Soon there will be 24/7 servalance tracking everything we do. I guess this is the end to the so called "privacy" we once supposively had.

[ricky1874]

If a private company has something like this just imagine what the government has. I imagine this is just old technology that the government has had for years or decades but has just now started to trickled down to private companies.

[kingsnite]

I know that most people are going to focus on the negative aspects of this technology (for obvious reasons), but I'm going to focus on the positives. The major positives is that it will probably lead to the reduction of crime, the capture and conviction of criminals and the discovery & recovery of missing people.

[mystix71]

Google already invades people's privacy with their satellites. This is going to be 10 times worse. I fully intend on keeping my blinds and such shut when this stuff starts happening. I don't like having cameras on me. Freaks me out.