-------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: California Assemblyman wants to censor Satellite Imagery Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 11:02:02 -0500 From: Hallie Pritchett <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> References: <[log in to unmask]> Doesn't the California Assembly have better things to do with their time these days than debate the dubious merits of blurring online satellite imagery? Hallie -----Original Message----- From: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Maps-L Moderator for Paige Andrew Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 10:45 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: California Assemblyman wants to censor Satellite Imagery -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: California Assemblyman wants to censor Satellite Imagery Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:37:14 -0500 From: Paige Andrew <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] References: <[log in to unmask]> I'd say the horse left the barn several years ago, so what's the point... Paige At 10:24 AM 3/5/2009, you wrote: >-------- Original Message -------- >Subject: California Assemblyman wants to censor Satellite Imagery >Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 08:46:16 -0600 (CST) >From: Linda R Zellmer <[log in to unmask]> >To: Map&AirPhotoDiscussionList <[log in to unmask]> > > > >Hello, > >This was in the Map Room when I checked this >morning. Note that this would be at the state >level, not the Federal. Linda Zellmer > >Republican California Assemblyman Joel Anderson >has introduced a bill to censor online satellite >imagery of public buildings. â??His bill would >restrict the images such Web sites could post >online. Clear, detailed images of schools, >hospitals, churches and all government buildings >? what he calls soft terrorism targets ? would >not be allowed. ? His bill would make it illegal >in California to post close-up images of such >buildings. Instead, the images would have to be >blurred.â? Note to terrorists: Everything >blurred is worth bombing. And, since >transportation infrastructure is also clearly a >soft terrorist target, all imagery of roads should be blurred too. >oo. > >-- >Linda Zellmer >Government Information & Data Services Librarian >415 Malpass Library >Macomb, IL 61455 >[log in to unmask] >Phone: 309-298-2723 >Fax: 309-298-2791